The Domain war – Rediff vs. BCCI

BCCI has filed a petition against Rediff seeking to restrain Rediff from using the domain name Indianfantasyleague.com in an online cricket game (via).

What’s really funny is that Rediff is not at all involved with Indianfantasyleague, and they were just the domain registrars!

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Has BCCI gone nuts? Or are they pissed of Indianfantasyleague’s punchline – “Fantasy is better than Asli” :D

Don’t they know that domain registrar cannot be held responsible for name registrations? It’s done on a first-come-first-serve basis.

BCCI had earlier planned for a fantasy game (called Indianfantasyleague), and had acquired the proprietary rights in the said name, title and trademark – but forgot to register the domain!.

BCCI is asking for Rs. 10L compensation from Sandeep Goel, owner of Indianfantasyleague site.

What’er is the outcome of this battle, Indianfantasyleague is getting all the media attention – so enjoy till it lasts!

By the way, if you are a startup and don’t give a damn to trademark et al, read this interview “Should startups worry about Trademark?“.

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  • comment(s) on The Domain war – Rediff vs. BCCI

    2 Responses to The Domain war – Rediff vs. BCCI

    1. tech2blog says:

      looks like bcci has gone nuts
      some studpid guys must have given some stupid suggestion

    2. kamal thakur says:

      … well i jus checked it out jus coz of stupidity on the part of bcci, second time.
      ….. first if u plan smthin, plan it well… or if they r smart enuf nt to make such mistakes, they r jus forgin all this outa revenge ovr “asli nakli” :-(
      ….. second filing petition u gotta see if its logical or nt…
      ………. lolzz