As globalization and the Internet make the world smaller, there are not enough names to go around -- and more reasons to fight over them.
Some recent notable name fights:
• Starbucks vs. Xingbake (in Chinese, star=xing, so in a way Starbucks=Xingbake)
• Bill Wyman (Stones bass player, aka William George Perks) vs. Bill Wyman (Atlanta)
• Estate of JRR Tolkein vs Jeff Burgar (Alberta,Canada - owner of JRRTOLKIEN.com)
• The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Albert Einstein Estate) vs Jeff Burger (owner of alberteinstein.com)
• Kevin Spacey vs Jeff Burger (owner of kevinspacey.com)
• Bruce Springsteen vs Jeff Burger (owner of brucespringsteen.com)
• Madonna vs Dan Parisi (owner of madonna.com)
• Tata Group (India conglomerate) vs D & V Enterprises of Lakewood, New Jersey (owner of bodacious-tatas.com)
Get Out of My Name Space [NY Times Magazine] [mirror]
Saturday, March 20, 2004
Get Out of My Namespace