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2600 Magazine registered fuckgeneralmotors.com, and pointed it to Ford Motor Company's ford.com. Ironically, though General Motors only made legal threats, it was Ford Motor Company that took 2600 to court.
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Information about Ford's reverse domain name hijacking attempts.
News of Ford conceding case and reader discussion. [Slashdot] (June 28, 2002)
"Online hacker magazine 2600 has emerged victorious in its campaign to retain ownership of the controversial FuckGeneralMotors.com domain." By John Leyden. [Register] (June 28, 2002)
"2600 Victory in the ford case has been appealed by Ford." News and discussion forum. [Slashdot] (January 31, 2002)
"A landmark triumph for Sophomoric humor." By Thomas C. Greene. [Register] (December 23, 2001)
"Judge Cleland rejected Ford's twisted interpretation of the trademark act, which claimed 2600 was in violation of trademark law by redirecting a possibly offensive domain to Ford's site." News and reader comments. [Slashdot] (December 23, 2001)
News and discussion forum about New York Times article. [Slashdot] (May 18, 2001)
Information about Ford's reverse domain name hijacking attempts.
"Online hacker magazine 2600 has emerged victorious in its campaign to retain ownership of the controversial FuckGeneralMotors.com domain." By John Leyden. [Register] (June 28, 2002)
News of Ford conceding case and reader discussion. [Slashdot] (June 28, 2002)
"2600 Victory in the ford case has been appealed by Ford." News and discussion forum. [Slashdot] (January 31, 2002)
"A landmark triumph for Sophomoric humor." By Thomas C. Greene. [Register] (December 23, 2001)
"Judge Cleland rejected Ford's twisted interpretation of the trademark act, which claimed 2600 was in violation of trademark law by redirecting a possibly offensive domain to Ford's site." News and reader comments. [Slashdot] (December 23, 2001)
News and discussion forum about New York Times article. [Slashdot] (May 18, 2001)
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