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Originally Posted by DomainsInc  Its not the domain owners fault who ends up there. |
I would imagine that it is each of our responsibility to ultimately control what the content is.
With that said, it seems the only logical thing would be for the parking companies to have an "opt out" mode.
But, looking at the lander, the content is EXACTLY what I would have expected or suggested...food and recipes.
I don't know about anything previous to that date as it did appear in the archives of 2001.
The complainant's trademark dates to 2000.
That seems to be the primary crutch to the case.
And I hate to say it, but this does not look good for anyone if they made money off of a trademark holder:
The Respondent has made several changes to the ChilliBeans.com landing page since the filing of the Complainant. No longer displayed on the landing page are a number of links of questionable relevance to the domain name that previously were included under the category “popular links”. In addition, a link for “glasses” that previously was displayed immediately below the ChilliBeans.com logo has been removed. Prior to this change, Internet visitors clicking on the “glasses” link were directed to a secondary web page with advertising links to websites selling eyeglasses and sunglasses, and “related links” for eyewear, including eyeglasses and sunglasses, and contact lens. The “glasses” link was removed by the Respondent after it was pointed out in the Complaint. The Complaint also presents traffic data for the ChilliBeans.com website from a search conducted on the Alexa website on August 25, 2008, reflecting that seventy-five percent (75%) of ChilliBeans.com website users come from Brazil.
It appears the complainant had done their homework.
IF the landing page is in complete control and designed by and monitized by Frank's company, then that may be an issue but I personally do not know this to be the case.
If this is a generic lander and search term feeds are automatically placed accordingly, this is very frightening. I do not have the time to personally monitor all my domains 24 hours a day.