You'll Laugh your arse off

[ObtainADomain]

Do any of you remember that kid trying to keep his domain name: fordtraining.com after Ford Moter Co. Sent him a C.D. order?

People made suggestions like put up an info page on how to cross a ford in a river or write about a training in a city named Ford.

I laughed so hard when I saw what he put up & I think you will too. Do you think it will keep Ford off his back?

http://www.fordtraining.com


ObtainADomain

 

[DNQuest.com]

That made my night.

 

[RMF]

:laugh:

RMF

 

[MBZ]

Only on the internet......

Ford Motor Co. will surely cease and desist, and Harrison Ford will
certainly be proud. Goddamn hilarious - Thanks.

 

[DomainPairs]

Looks as if I missed that - I'm getting a gateway timeout.

Maybe it was the raiders of the lost URL.

 

[DrWho]

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

 

[izoot]

That is funny as hell! I love kids these days ...they are just so darn creative

Should be interesting to see what happens. I have to say when I was playing around thinking about possible things to do on this site, this topic NEVER entered my mind I think considering ford is gonna want this one and I think will follow thru....this was a great solution as to what to put up.

 

[GeorgeK]

ROTFL! That's classic.

 

[fizz]

http://www.fordtraining.com/

Thanks, what a hoot

 

[adoptabledomains]

Hilarious! :laugh:

Now he not only has to worry about Ford Motor Company, but also Harrison Ford and whoever has the copyright on the photos, one of which would be George Lucas who is known for strictly protecting Star Wars intellectual property.

Talk about jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire...

 

[.biz]

Ford might actually have a plan for FordTraining.com, that's why they came after the name. They're gonna try to take it away from him anyway.

 

[jberryhill]

Ummmm.... This is why the UDRP specifically refers to "prior to notification of a dispute" as the point in time at which a panel is going to look at how the domain name was being used.

 

[Silverwire]

Out of the frying pan and into the fire.

I don't understand the value of keeping the domain unless he has a real development plan.

 

[.biz]

Originally posted by jberryhill
Ummmm.... This is why the UDRP specifically refers to "prior to notification of a dispute" as the point in time at which a panel is going to look at how the domain name was being used.

does this mean the point after they sent out an e-mail notice or after they filed the dispute?

 

[fizz]

Originally posted by .biz
Ford might actually have a plan for FordTraining.com, that's why they came after the name

Notice that Ford didn't waste time getting the C&D to the registrant. The domain name was regged 25-Nov-2002 and it seems the legal stuff came about 2.5 weeks later

 

[jberryhill]

"does this mean the point after they sent out an e-mail notice or after they filed the dispute?"

"Notification of a dispute" for the purpose of the relevant portion of the UDRP has consistently been interpreted as the point in time at which the registrant is on notice that someone has a problem with the domain name.

There are some panelists who recognize that it takes time to develop a site, and will take into account the amount of time between the registration and the time that someone started bitching about it.

And, yes, I was mildly amused. I like Harrison Ford, and can't imagine why he would smoke a cigar while riding a bicycle. The fractured English adds just the right touch.

 

[pljones]

Your site certainly is amusing and creative. But you could have avoided the fight with Ford Motor by putting up this content before they sent you the letter. Keep us informed if you get another letter from Ford Motor.

 

[HOWARD]

I love it and think that it is a "legitimate business use". But j> Berryhiill is right. It should have been up BEFORE the C & D letter.

 

[DNS Kidd]

The "Ford Training" part is reaching a bit. It is a funny site, fractured English and all.

I think the kid could keep the site if they put a little more into it. Show more content related to training, a specific kind of training, acting, cardio, etc.

It's nice to see a site where someone decided to have some fun and not sweat the possible UDRP etc.

Dave

 

[DNQuest.com]

I see that chevytraining.com is available. I do have some pictures of Chevy Chase working out smoking a cigarette. What if....