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Basketball player wins back domain name... and $120,000

Discussion in 'Domain Names' started by tobycoke, May 14, 2009.

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http://network.nationalpost.com/np/...2009/05/13/chris-bosh-gets-his-name-back.aspx

Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh has won the domain name that carries his name.

Bosh not only won the rights to chrisbosh.com, but also won a US$120,000 settlement to cover court costs and lawyers' fees,

The case was against Luis Zavala and his company, Hoopology.com, to court to get the rights to the domain. By order of the court, Zavala was to turn over the domain and stop all infringing conduct when it came to it.

The chrisbosh.com site ran by Zavala used the NBA star's name in ads to generate revenue for himself and his business. Zavala and Hoopology.com apparently own up to 800 other domain names of professional and amateur athletes, as well as entertainers and product names.
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