Ford Really Sucks
Information about Ford's reverse domain name hijacking attempts.
Ford Drops Appeal - 2600 Victory Affirmed
"Ford Motor Company has officially and unconditionally conceded its complete, utter, and perpetual loss on the merits of the FORD v. 2600 "FuckGeneralMotors.com" case." [2600] (June 28, 2002)
Ford Loses 2600 Lawsuit
"Online hacker magazine 2600 has emerged victorious in its campaign to retain ownership of the controversial FuckGeneralMotors.com domain." By John Leyden. [Register] (June 28, 2002)
2600 Magazine Defeats Ford
News of Ford conceding case and reader discussion. [Slashdot] (June 28, 2002)
Ford Appeals 2600 Victory
"The Ford Motor Company is now appealing to the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn our recent victory against their frivolous lawsuit which sought to prevent us from linking a web page to them." [2600] (January 31, 2002)
Ford Run Over by Hyperlinks
"Hyperlinks should be excluded from domain name disputes, a U.S. judge said this week in a ruling that saw car maker Ford lose its battle to sue the owner of F*****GeneralMotors.com for directing traffic to Ford.com." By Wendy McAuliffe. [ZDNet UK] (January 31, 2002)
2600 Linking Victory Appealed By Ford
"2600 Victory in the ford case has been appealed by Ford." News and discussion forum. [Slashdot] (January 31, 2002)
2600.com Wins Dismissal in F**k-generalmotors.com Lawsuit
"A landmark triumph for Sophomoric humor." By Thomas C. Greene. [Register] (December 23, 2001)
Ford vs. 2600 Judge Upholds Right To Link
"Judge Cleland rejected Ford's twisted interpretation of the trademark act, which claimed 2600 was in violation of trademark law by redirecting a possibly offensive domain to Ford's site." News and reader comments. [Slashdot] (December 23, 2001)
2600 Wins Ford Lawsuit
"On December 20, a ruling was issued denying Ford's complaint against 2600." Includes text of decision in text and PDF. [2600] (December 23, 2001)
Ford Hearing Transcript Available
Transcript of the 18 May 2001 hearing in PDF format. [2600] (June 8, 2001)
Hacker Gadfly at Center of New Suit
Report on Ford Motor Company's lawsuit against the domain fuckgeneralmotors.com for redirecting users to Ford's site. By Carl S. Kaplan. [New York Times] [Free registration required.] (May 18, 2001)
2600 v. Ford Motors
News and discussion forum about New York Times article. [Slashdot] (May 18, 2001)
Ford Takes 2600 to Court
"Imagine our surprise when we found out that the Ford Motor Company was actually taking us to court to get us to stop pointing www.fuckgeneralmotors.com at ford.com." Includes links to legal filings in PDF and WordPerfect format. [2600] (April 28, 2001)
Hacker Site Raises GM's Hackles
"Bloodied but not bowed from recent courtroom skirmishes, 2600 Magazine is courting fresh legal battles by registering unflattering domain names referring to large corporations." By Leander Kahney. [Wired] (October 21, 2000)
How Many Legal Threats Can We Get This Year?
"This time, General Motors found out that we had registered fuckgeneralmotors.com and they are demanding that we turn it over to them at once." Includes scanned image of letter from GM. [2600] (October 18, 2000)
Ford Really Sucks
Information about Ford's reverse domain name hijacking attempts.
Ford Drops Appeal - 2600 Victory Affirmed
"Ford Motor Company has officially and unconditionally conceded its complete, utter, and perpetual loss on the merits of the FORD v. 2600 "FuckGeneralMotors.com" case." [2600] (June 28, 2002)
Ford Loses 2600 Lawsuit
"Online hacker magazine 2600 has emerged victorious in its campaign to retain ownership of the controversial FuckGeneralMotors.com domain." By John Leyden. [Register] (June 28, 2002)
2600 Magazine Defeats Ford
News of Ford conceding case and reader discussion. [Slashdot] (June 28, 2002)
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