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Published Date: 16 June 2008
IT IS a story surely made for a new Chronicles of Narnia: Comrie, an 11-year-old Scots boy and his parents pitched against a mighty New York legal firm.
For the 'sin' of registering an internet domain name as a birthday gift – Comrie@narnia.mobi – the Scots family has received demands for the name to be returned by a unilaterally set deadline, accompanied by a monstrous 128-page legal complaint filed...



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  • Last Updated: 15 June 2008 8:32 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
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Sierra Foothills Scot,

Diamond Springs 16/06/2008 05:33:24
Money-grubbing trial lawyers are a bane of American justice.
2

tuscany ,

South of Edinburgh 17/06/2008 09:49:26
A Quick check of Domain Registration information shows that the domain was bought in September 2006... and it was being kept as a birthday surprise later this year ??

That doesn't add up... Then when you consider Mr Saville-Smith the "poor little boy's" father also registered "thequeen.mobi" and "uspresident.mobi" just 24 hours before the narnia.mobi domain that is in dispute his true motivation becomes clear.

Money Grabbing Cybersquatting Media relations adviser more like...
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tuscany ,

South Of Edinburgh 17/06/2008 10:10:46
Mr Saville-Smith's company is called Saville-Ferguson Maybe the CS Lewis lawyers should register saville-ferguson.mobi as it is still available.

And I wonder how sympathetic the Scotsmans own lawyers would be if I registered scotsmanpublications.mobi or scotsmannews.mobi (both also available).

My daughter is a big fan of the paper... so that will make it ok ??

 

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