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2600 v. Ford Motors
News and discussion forum about New York Times article. [Slashdot]

Ford Takes 2600 to Court
"Imagine our surprise when we found out that the Ford Motor Company was actually taking us to court to get us to stop pointing www.fuckgeneralmotors.com at ford.com." Includes links to legal filings in PDF and WordPerfect format. [2600]

Ford Hearing Transcript Available
Transcript of the 18 May 2001 hearing in PDF format. [2600]

How Many Legal Threats Can We Get This Year?
"This time, General Motors found out that we had registered fuckgeneralmotors.com and they are demanding that we turn it over to them at once." Includes scanned image of letter from GM. [2600]

Hacker Gadfly at Center of New Suit
Report on Ford Motor Company's lawsuit against the domain fuckgeneralmotors.com for redirecting users to Ford's site. By Carl S. Kaplan. [New York Times] [Free registration required.]

Hacker Site Raises GM's Hackles
"Bloodied but not bowed from recent courtroom skirmishes, 2600 Magazine is courting fresh legal battles by registering unflattering domain names referring to large corporations." By Leander Kahney. [Wired]

2600.com Wins Dismissal in F**k-generalmotors.com Lawsuit
"A landmark triumph for Sophomoric humor." By Thomas C. Greene. [Register]

Ford vs. 2600 Judge Upholds Right To Link
"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]

Ford Run Over by Hyperlinks
"Hyperlinks should be excluded from domain name disputes, a U.S. judge said this week in a ruling that saw car maker Ford lose its battle to sue the owner of F*****GeneralMotors.com for directing traffic to Ford.com." By Wendy McAuliffe. [ZDNet UK]

Ford Really Sucks
Information about Ford's reverse domain name hijacking attempts.


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