Anyone saw CBS special on fight for nissan.com domain

[Wduaqnug]

Pretty cool

 

[Viper GTS]

Personally I think he should say "Look, we both have a perfectly legitimate claim to it. I got it first. But I'll sell it to you for $10M as long as I can have nissancomputers.com (or something like that)."

Pocket the $10M, & retire rich.

Viper GTS

 

[PsychoAndy]

Why dont they just do what BMW and MB does?

NissanUSA.com

-PAB (Hasnt checked whois yet)

 

[MrBond]

Originally posted by: PsychoAndy
Why dont they just do what BMW and MB does?

NissanUSA.com

Because they're not only based in the us. Besides, BMW still owns BMW.com.

I wanted to check msrp prices on xterras the other day, rather then going to google and searching for Nissan, I just went to www.nissan.com expecting to get the car manufactorers site. I just assumed that being a large company, they'd have owned the domain by now.

But apparently, rather then taking it nicely like someone said (come on, how much would a couple million hurt them, and if I was that Nissan guy, I'd gladly take it and use nissancomputers.com) they decided to play dirty. I fail to understand how putting banner ads for automobile related companies on his site "taints the good image of nissan".

 

[notfred]

If it was me, I'd trade the domain name for a skyline.

 

[AU Tiger]

Their website has improved a lot since the last time I visited it, circa 1996. There used to also be a company in the Raleigh area that owned the gateway.com domain.

 

[cmdavid]

Originally posted by: notfred
If it was me, I'd trade the domain name for a skyline.

lifetime supply of skylines...

 

[MrBond]

Originally posted by: sandigga

Originally posted by: notfred
If it was me, I'd trade the domain name for a skyline.

lifetime supply of skylines...

Yeah actually I'd probably trade the domain for a loaded xterra and a new altima every two years for life. Back when domain registrations used to be free, I read about some kid who registered "Edys.com" (or however you spell that), then contacted Edy's and said he'd give it to them for a case of ice cream. I don't remember if they took his offer or not. Had I been running the company at the time, I would have, because a case of ice cream is waaay cheaper then a lawyer to fight to get it back.

All I can figure is that nissan didn't even offer to buy the domain from him. He used to have something about the lawsuit on his page, but he seems to have taken it down recently.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

I didn't see this show, but is the guy's name even Nissan? He uses a month on the Hebrew calendar as proof, but I've read that the month is "Nisan".
Nissan rules. I love my 240sx.

 

[prontospyder]

Why dont they just do what BMW and MB does?

NissanUSA.com

In Nissan's new Shift_ ads, they list their url as nissanusa.com instead of nissandriven.com

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: Jellomancer
I didn't see this show, but is the guy's name even Nissan? He uses a month on the Hebrew calendar as proof, but I've read that the month is "Nisan".
Nissan rules. I love my 240sx.

His name is Uzi Nissan and he's had that site for quite a few years now.
Since around '94, I think.

 

[SuperSix]

It's Nissan Moto Company's fault for not protecting their name, not this guys... He stands to make a mint off of them...

 

[KeyserSoze]

Hey, I didn't see the report. But after my Ethics class, when we were learning about Internet Law a little, and name rights, that sort of stuff, I wrote to nissanmotors.com, and started this big thing with them about how they were just trying to screw the little guy, and it was too bad that they don't have the domain name. Anyways, they wrote me back TWICE, two personal responses.

I can paste them if you all want to read them, is still got them somewhere. Basically, when you go on the Nissan.com site, he has his side, and makes it look like Big Business is trying to rip him a new one. Then the way the Nissan wrote back to me, they were basically saying how they tried to compensate him, but he was being outrageous.

Lemme kno if you want them.



KeyserSoze

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: KeyserSoze
Hey, I didn't see the report. But after my Ethics class, when we were learning about Internet Law a little, and name rights, that sort of stuff, I wrote to nissanmotors.com, and started this big thing with them about how they were just trying to screw the little guy, and it was too bad that they don't have the domain name. Anyways, they wrote me back TWICE, two personal responses.

I can paste them if you all want to read them, is still got them somewhere. Basically, when you go on the Nissan.com site, he has his side, and makes it look like Big Business is trying to rip him a new one. Then the way the Nissan wrote back to me, they were basically saying how they tried to compensate him, but he was being outrageous.

Lemme kno if you want them.



KeyserSoze

That would be interesting to see.

Viper GTS

 

[Fatt]

Originally posted by: KeyserSoze the way the Nissan wrote back to me, they were basically saying how they tried to compensate him, but he was being outrageous.

It's THEIR opinion he was being outrageous.
Perhaps if we knew what their idea of "compensation" was we would think that was outrageous.

And of course, he may have simply demanded a lot of money for the site because he doesn't want to sell it.
You know... he sets a ridiculous price that he knows he wont get because he doesn't want to sell. It IS his family name of course.

Plus, just because Nissan tried to be nice and buy it, for any amount of money, desn't mean he's automatically obligated to sell it. Again... it IS his family name.

And he is nice enough to post this banner at the very top of his home page for, as far as I know, no charge to Nissan: Not affiliated with Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. For Nissan vehicles see "NissanDriven.com"

 

[KeyserSoze]

I could only find ONE of the emails, I think I deleted the other one.

Dear *********,

Thank you for your e-mail to Nissan North America, Inc. We appreciate
your comments.

Here are some important facts for you to consider about this lawsuit.
Nissan North America, Inc. has been the registered trademark holder of
the name Nissan since 1959. A recent study shows that 92% of internet
users expect to find Nissan, the car company, at www.nissan.com. A court has
already found that Nissan Computer set out to confuse the public by
altering its web site to make it appear to be sponsored by Nissan North America,
Inc. and by diverting potential and actual Nissan North America, Inc.
customers, like you, to other automobile sites. Most importantly, the court found
that Nissan North America, Inc. is likely to prevail at trial.

Nissan North America, Inc. tried to resolve this dispute without suing
Mr. Nissan and we have no desire to put Nissan Computer out of business.
However, he demanded a $15 million payment to release the nissan.com
name. In good faith, Nissan North America, Inc. even reserved the name
nissancomputer.com for Nissan Computer so that it would have a web site
that matches its business name.

We hope you understand the steps we took to protect our valuable
trademark and to ensure that individuals like you would not be confused or misled
by the Nissan Computer web site.

If you have any further comments or questions, please feel free to
email.

Sincerely,

Shareta
Nissan Consumer Affairs
Nissan North America, Inc.

I dunno, I'm sorta split on this. But I always go against BIG BUSINESS cuz they always try to screw the little guys, and they can afford to.



KeyserSoze