What do you make of this old WIPO decision?

[ftaylor]

http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2000/d2000-0505.html

This is the case of Barcelona.com, registered in "good faith" by a Spanish individual.

The Barcelona council/government sought out trademarks for as many Barcelona related terms as they could and subsequently took the owners of Barcelona.com through a WIPO claim. They won.


I think that there were some borderline "bad faith" ish intentions on the respondents part, but overall, they were genuine about it. What do you think of this decision?

Edit: having just read the UDRP again with particular attention to part 4(c) I note that the respondent in this case did not really fulfil any of the requirements to demonstrate a legitimate interest in the domain name, but looking at section 4(b) the complainant didn't really prove the respondent guilty of any of the actions suggesting bad faith.

Finbarr

 

[Tenkk]

terrible decision with idiot panelist

shoulda went 3 panelist and gotten a better domain lawyer

 

[Cartoonz]

terrible decision with idiot panelist

shoulda went 3 panelist and gotten a better domain lawyer

that's funny... because the best domain lawyer in the world made this all go away.

 

[victornumber]

the response was not well worded.

 

[bmugford]

There are a lot of ridiculous decisions from this time period for generic domains. Recently, outside of some really bad ones here and there, most dispute outcomes are more predictable.

Brad

 

[keyser]

They won.

Few years later...
http://pacer.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinion.pdf/021396.P.pdf

 

[ftaylor]

Haha, if at first you fail, get litigious and appeal repeatedly til you win.

 

[chillking]

They got robbed Barcelona.com is a real estate domain no one should be able to even take it to court this is a joke the owner should appeal against the decision with a better lawyer this must get other domainers mad .