Firefox fan owns IE 7 domain name
I have just came across an article that discusses how Microsoft is once again on the receiving end from trademark violators. One domainer owns the domain IE7.com. IE7 is the name of microsoft’s new internet explorer browser schedueled for release later this month. Online users who key in www.ie7.com expecting to locate information on the upcoming Microsoft browser IE 7, will instead see a big logo of Firefox, the open source browser developed by Mozilla.
The logo includes a link back to Mozilla’s site, and a disclaimer statement at the top of the Web page that reads: “Neither this site nor Mozilla is connected with Microsoft.”
Mozilla Corp stated that the website was created by a web designer who is not affiliated with the company. main.
Last month Microsoft filed three lawsuits in a US federal court against cyber squatters it alleges reaped profits in bad faith. The suits revolve around more than 600 domain names.