The ruling made by a California Federal Court last month to give Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh rights to the web domain chrisbosh.com could be a precedent setting case for other athletes.
According to the press release:
"The court ordered that Luis Zavala, and his company Hoopology.com, which registered the domain "chrisbosh.com", turn over the domain to Bosh and cease all infringing conduct. The infringing website displayed ads using Chris Bosh's name to generate revenue for Zavala and Hoopology.com, and had no actual association to Bosh. Zavala and Hoopology.com currently own nearly 800 other domains incorporating the names of various professional athletes, college and high school athletes as well as well-known entertainers, product names and other entertainment properties.
The court ordered the transfer of the domain and $120,000, which includes statutory damages, prejudgment interest, attorney's fees and costs." Source: PR Newswire
The court ordered the transfer of the domain and $120,000, which includes statutory damages, prejudgment interest, attorney's fees and costs." Source: PR Newswire
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