British Airports Authority sued to seize baa.com, a sheep information site, claiming it was registered as an instrument of fraud. After several months, baa.com owner Tom Bourke could not afford the legal costs and settled out of court.
However, the original registrant, Michael Lawrie, continues to fight the British Airport Authority's questionable allegations.
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BAA has paid Tom Bourke, owner of Baa.com, an undisclosed amount to avoid further legal wrangling. Mr Bourke could not comment on the case or the payment because of a confidentiality agreement. [Media Guardian]
Baa.com, a small, rudimentary website ostensibly devoted to the love of fluffy animals, announced it will fight in court a writ from BAA. [The Guardian]
BAA plc may have secured the ownership of Baa.com, after the domains current owner Tom Bourke settled the domain dispute out of court, but previous owner Michael Lawrie is having none of it and vows to fight the big corporate all the way. [The Register]
(December 18, 2000)
BAA.COM's owner Tom Bourke, and the previous owner, Michael Lawrie, were sued last year for passing off baa.com as the British Airports Authority, registering an instrument of fraud, and attempting extortion against the non-sheep BAA. [Need to Know]
(December 15, 2000)
The legal battle over the ownership of www.baa.com has been settled out of court after its owner, Tom Bourke, was no longer able to afford the heavy legal fees. [The Register]
(December 14, 2000)
The owner of a Web site which features a quadruped useful in many ways to human beings has received a letter from m'learned friends representing BAA, the airport operator, threatening legal action. [The Register]
(March 23, 2000)
BAA has paid Tom Bourke, owner of Baa.com, an undisclosed amount to avoid further legal wrangling. Mr Bourke could not comment on the case or the payment because of a confidentiality agreement. [Media Guardian]
Baa.com, a small, rudimentary website ostensibly devoted to the love of fluffy animals, announced it will fight in court a writ from BAA. [The Guardian]
BAA plc may have secured the ownership of Baa.com, after the domains current owner Tom Bourke settled the domain dispute out of court, but previous owner Michael Lawrie is having none of it and vows to fight the big corporate all the way. [The Register]
(December 18, 2000)
BAA.COM's owner Tom Bourke, and the previous owner, Michael Lawrie, were sued last year for passing off baa.com as the British Airports Authority, registering an instrument of fraud, and attempting extortion against the non-sheep BAA. [Need to Know]
(December 15, 2000)
The legal battle over the ownership of www.baa.com has been settled out of court after its owner, Tom Bourke, was no longer able to afford the heavy legal fees. [The Register]
(December 14, 2000)
The owner of a Web site which features a quadruped useful in many ways to human beings has received a letter from m'learned friends representing BAA, the airport operator, threatening legal action. [The Register]
(March 23, 2000)
