Ronaldinho Nets His Ain Name

arcelona together with Brazil sharp-shooting football game star The Register. The article observes that Ronaldinho Gaucho's existent cite is genuinely Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (the quondam existence his professional person name), but he won his instance before a WIPO arbitrator because he met all the criteria for the domain to live handed over.

* First, dissimilar nigh situations inwards which famous people convey been handed domain names, his agent has applied for the registration of xi merchandise marks for the cite Ronaldinho Gaucho equally long agone equally Feb 2000. Ronaldinho has a clear involvement inwards the cite since he has numerous sponsorship bargain with, alongside others, Nike, Pepsi together with Electronic Arts.

Ronaldinho: WIPO referee rules him onside inwards domain cite dispute

* Second, C. D. Webb, the individual who registered the domain, clearly did together with then knowing who Ronaldinho was because the domain was alone registered inwards July this year, nearly a twelvemonth later he'd joined i of the nigh high-profile soccer clubs inwards the footing - FC Barcelona - together with later he'd picked upward a World Cup winners' medal for Brazil. The site, equally was, sold links to other sites with Ronaldinho-related content, likewise equally the commons gambling sites.

notes that the WIPO domain-name resolution organization is described equally "trade score friendly". That's non surprising, since the vast bulk of applications that it processes are made against worthless parasites who simply essay to milk the reputation of others for their ain gain.

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Penalty shoot-outs here and here
Other shoot-outs here and here