HOLLYWOOD - Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman has won a cybersquatting case in a ruling byan international arbitrator.
The Million Dollar Baby star was found to have common law
rights to the contested internet domain name, which had been registered by a St
Kitts and Nevis-based website operator.
The operator, identified as Mighty LLC, misused Freeman's trademark to lure
surfers to its website in "bad faith", independent arbitrator peter nitter said
in a ruling.
The ruling was announced May 10 by the World Intellectual Property Organization
(WIPO), a United Nations agency which promotes protection of trademarks and
patents, and whose arbitration center resolves disputes over domain names.
Freeman joins the ranks of entertainers including Julia Roberts, Spike Lee,
Madonna and Eminem who have won their cases under WIPO's procedure.
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