vvikipedia, anyone? (that's a v v, not a w)
I'm not really sure the foundation can do anything. I'm experienced with domain issues, and these are three of the most commonly followed options:
* Contact the owner of the domain (WHOIS record must be accurate per ICANN policy) and request transfer for a nominal sum * Contact the owner of the domain and demand transfer of the domain, possibly paying for minimal expenses * Contact the owner of the domain and demand transfer, threatening legal action and (preferably) citing some international law * Be evil and apply for an ICANN transfer, hoping that the owner has supplied false info to ICANN and therefore will not be notified about the transfer request, and once the period of a few weeks has passed the domain will be transferred to Wikimedia
You could also come up with a petition, having all Wikipedia users sign it, and present it to domain owners. Anyone else have any ideas?
-- Akash/Draicone
On 9/12/06, Andrew Archer archer.andy@gmail.com wrote:
Hi
"enwikipedia.org" is really starting to annoy me now. There are hundreds more like that stealing Wikimedia traffic. Is the Wikimedia Foundation planning to do anything about domain parking infringing on their trademarks, or would it cost too much?
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