Have u heard about the coca-cola.com domain

Hi guys
Approximetely 15 years ago a ''smart'' Bulgarian registered coca-cola.com for about 30 $ ago because he was coca-cola fan and wanted to make a site about it.11 monts later Coca-Cola offered 1 000 000 $ but he wanted 6 000 000.During the negotiations the domain has expired and the company got it for 25 $....
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that's funny, where did you hear that?

 

Someone is stupid...

 

Bullsh!t. They could get the domain back for trademark infringement.

 

Well, they already got it, so it doesn't matter.

 

Was there trademark on coca cola before it was registered? I wouldn't accept the 1 million, I would've countered at 4 but I would've held onto it. Wow, idiots!

 

LOL....that's funny. What an idiot!

15 years ago, I don't think they'd have a chance. I remember reading back in the 90s people were selling TM domains to those companies, eg. McDonalds if I remember correctly.

 

I wonder which was the first registered domain name.. ??

 

Symbolics.com was the first, it was registered on the 15th March 1985. (I think!)

 

Wasn't there a similar story behind 21st Century Fox years ago, when that corporation 'forgot' to register the name at the turn of the century and someone else pipped them to it?

 

I would be surprised if the coca-cola story was true. Anybody got a link?

 

I would be surprised too.... but I kinda hope it is true

 

What a newb.

 

So stupid to let 1000000 expired? Hard to believe that.

 

There is indeed. Some trademarks existed long before domain names came about.