IPC Media Ltd -v- Wightman [2003] DRS 810 (14th March 2003)

IPC Media Ltd -v- Wightman [2003] DRS 810 (14th March 2003)

There was no evidence, independent or otherwise, to verify that the Respondent had given false contact details to Nominet. The mere lack of response to communications does not infer false contact details. Therefore, the domain name webuser.co.uk is not an Abusive Registration.

Citation
[2003] DRS 810
Parties
Complainant: IPC Media Limited; Respondent: Mark Wightman
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Decision of Independent Expert
Outcome
Complaint rejected
Legal Topics
Domain Name Registration, Trade Mark Rights, Abusive Registration
Intellectual Property Internet Law Domain Name Registration Trade Mark Rights Abusive Registration

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Parties

IPC Media Limited

Complainant

Mark Wightman

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Decision of Independent Expert

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the domain name webuser.co.uk is an Abusive Registration under Nominet's Policy
  2. 2 Whether IPC Media Limited has Rights in respect of the name WEBUSER

Ratio Decidendi

There was no evidence, independent or otherwise, to verify that the Respondent had given false contact details to Nominet. The mere lack of response to communications does not infer false contact details. Therefore, the domain name webuser.co.uk is not an Abusive Registration.

Court Disposition

Complaint rejected