Comments on: Domain fraud tricks: reverse domain hijacking http://www.webpublishingblog.com/domain-fraud-tricks-reverse-domain-hijacking.htm Internet publishing, a multidisciplinary approach. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:03:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Jonathan Franzone http://www.webpublishingblog.com/domain-fraud-tricks-reverse-domain-hijacking.htm#comment-32582 Jonathan Franzone Wed, 09 May 2007 03:17:57 +0000 http://www.webpublishingblog.com/domain-fraud-tricks-reverse-domain-hijacking.htm#comment-32582 Dell did the same thing back a few years to a guy with DellWebSites or something. I looked it up a while back and it appears he is still up and running (and still accepting donations for "help"... hmmm). So I don't know any more details. Anyway, the point is the big boys have been pushing their weight around like sumo wrestlers for years. The thing I love about the internet is that we can get lots of users involved (social/viral) and create huge media events to fight against crap like this without even paying for it. Fight the power! Dell did the same thing back a few years to a guy with DellWebSites or something. I looked it up a while back and it appears he is still up and running (and still accepting donations for “help”… hmmm). So I don’t know any more details.

Anyway, the point is the big boys have been pushing their weight around like sumo wrestlers for years. The thing I love about the internet is that we can get lots of users involved (social/viral) and create huge media events to fight against crap like this without even paying for it. Fight the power!

]]> By: Sean Spurr http://www.webpublishingblog.com/domain-fraud-tricks-reverse-domain-hijacking.htm#comment-30967 Sean Spurr Tue, 01 May 2007 21:01:51 +0000 http://www.webpublishingblog.com/domain-fraud-tricks-reverse-domain-hijacking.htm#comment-30967 I remember when a company used a dubious trademark to get science.info during the sunrise period. We thought that was bad, now companies are actively stealing domains... Good luck to the owner of zero.us I remember when a company used a dubious trademark to get science.info during the sunrise period. We thought that was bad, now companies are actively stealing domains… Good luck to the owner of zero.us

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