Van: Klantenservice Hostnet Internet Aan: rvenema Onderwerp: RE: YLCOS.COM Datum: dinsdag 4 september 2001 13:16 Geachte heer Venema, Aangezien Ylcos.com niet van u is en u deze dus ook niet kunt afsluiten en u er niets aan kan doen dat uw site daar staat, kunt u dit bericht als ongeschreven beschouwen. Het lijkt er op dat of iemand een grap probeert uit te halen of dat ylcos.com aangeklaagd kan worden door Lycos. U kunt niet aangeklaagd worden aangezien u op geen enkele wijze invloed kunt uitoefenen wat ylcos.com weergeeft (neem ik aan....). Met vriendelijke groeten Eof(Some deleting because there are privacy matters involved in here..., RV) . . . . Sof -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: rvenema [mailto:rvenema@home.nl] Verzonden: 4 september 2001 11:20 Aan: bestellingen@hostnet.nl Onderwerp: Fw: YLCOS.COM Het is inderdaad die Hotchkiss hap, maar als je Hotchkiss opzoekt dan gaat het om een hele dure particuliere school (echt elitair, met een nurse en aanverwante toestanden). Het lijkt mij vreemd dat zij iets met mij te maken hebben. Verder kan het ook niet echt aan Lycos liggen want de meneer 'Sean Hanaghen' probeert juist het gebruik van de 'TYPO' ylcos te voorkomen (en daar wens ik hem toch wel wat succes mee...) Het is even zoeken, maar die 100.000$ staat echt in de mail, dat is nog zonder advocaatkosten...(toch wel lachen, ach, ik weet van niks dus dan kunnen ze me ook niets maken toch??) -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: Sean Hanaghen Aan: 'acook@hotchkis-schoal.org' CC: 'rvenema@home.nl' Datum: maandag 3 september 2001 23:49 Onderwerp: YLCOS.COM >September 3, 2001 >By Certified Mail and E-mail (acook@hotchkis-schoal.org) >(Some deleting here because of rivacy reasons, RV) > >Re: YLCOS.COM - Cease & Desist Demand >Our Ref.: 10984-404001 >Dear Mr. Cook: > >As you may recall, we represent Lycos, Inc. ("Lycos") in intellectual >property matters and are writing to you on behalf of Lycos. You were >sent the enclosed cease and desist letter last year concerning the >registration and use above-captioned domain name. > >According to information on the WhoIs database, you are still listed >as the registrant of the YLCOS.COM domain name. Lycos is concerned >that you did not respond to our prior correspondence and, more >importantly, that you appear to have reactivated the 'typo' YLCOS.COM >domain, primarily to misdirect Internet users away from the Lycos >Network and to a third party website, namely KINKYTSHIRTS.NL (see >enclosed and link www.YLCOS.com). Apparently, the YLCOS.COM domain >has been reactivated despite the fact that you were notified that the >YLCOS.COM domain is confusingly similar to our client's LYCOS >trademark. >Please understand that, in order to protect the distinctiveness of the >LYCOS trademark, our client vigorously police and enforce the rights >in that brand. By registering and using a domain name that >incorporates a 'typo' version of the Lycos trademark/URL, you are >exploiting the intellectual property of the Lycos Network for your own >commercial end. Your failure to contact us or to provide evidence >that your activities are in good faith leads us to infer that you are >willfully infringing and diluting the rights of Lycos in the LYCOS >trademark. > >Furthermore, we remind you that Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection >Act ("ACPA"), recently enacted and signed into law in the United >States, established severe penalties for use and/or trafficking in >domain names that are the same as or similar to pre-existing trademark >rights of others. Relief available under the ACPA may include >forfeiture of an infringer's domain name, transfer of that name to the >rightful trademark owner, and awards of actual damages, statutory >damages of up to $100,000 per domain name, costs and attorneys fees. >We refer you to recent U.S. federal court decisions with regards to >rulings on damages and attorneys fees in civil actions under the ACPA >(see enclosed and linked decision Shields et al. v. Zuccarini et al., >59 U.S.P.Q. 2nd 1207 (3rd Circuit 2001) >http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=search&case=/da >ta2/circs/3rd/002236.html. > >In addition, we note that numerous decisions under ICANN's Uniform >Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy have found a registrant that >registers and uses a 'typo' domain that incorporates another party's >trademark and that diverts Web traffic has acted in bad faith (see >Gamesville.com, Inc. v. John Zuccarini et al., Case No. FA 95294 >(August 30, 2000); Microsoft Corporation v. Cupcake Patrol, Case No. >D2000-1344 (November 9, 2000; Google, Inc. v. wwwgoogle.com and Jimmy >Siavesh Behain, Case No. D2000-1240 (December 10, 2000); AltaVista >Company v Tubul Law Consulting, Case No. FA 95569 (November 14, 2000); >Bank of America v. InterMos, Case No. FA 95092 (August 1, 2000); and >Yahoo!, Inc. v. Data Art Corp., Stonybrook Investments et al., Case >No. D2000-0587 (August 10, 2000)). > >It is our clients' position that your registration and use of the >YLCOS.COM domain is squarely on point with the holdings of bad faith >domain name registration and use in the cited panel decisions. For >your reference, we enclose a copy of the Gamesville.com, Inc. v. John >Zuccarini decision and note that Gamesville.com, Inc. is a subsidiary >of Lycos (see enclosed and link >http://www.arbforum.com/domains/decisions/95294.htm). > >Our client intends to protect the rights in the LYCOS trademark to the >fullest extent possible by the law. Therefore, we request you >immediately comply with the terms of the enclosed letter, namely >disable the YLCOS.COM domain, and promptly notify us of your >compliance. > >In the absence of a reply, Lycos will consider taking any other action >necessary under the law to protect the valuable LYCOS trademark. > >We await your early reply. > > >Very truly yours, > >Seán F. Hanaghen > >Fish & Richardson P.C. >225 Franklin Street >Boston, MA 02110-2804 >DID: (617) 521-7827 >Fax: (617) 542-8906 >Email: hanaghen@fr.com > >This communication is for its intended recipient only, and may contain >information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from >disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended >recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering this >communication to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that >any unauthorized use, dissemination, distribution or copying of this >communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this >communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone >(617) 542-5070 or e-mail reply, delete it from your system, and >destroy any hard copy you may have printed. Thank you.