[Random-bits] UK dispute over cybersquatting

[James Love]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/scotland/newsid_619000/619312.stm

Wednesday, 26 January, 2000, 13:53 GMT 
Firm accused of net name piracy 

A company has been accused of piracy after bulk
buying the internet names of thousands of British
villages. 

Webhound Ltd spent £75,000 in purchasing the
valuable 'co.uk' versions of 15,000 village names. 

The company paid £5 for each name from the UK
licensing authority Nominet and has now offered to sell
them back to village groups at a minimum cost of £500
each with an expected profit of £7.5m. 

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