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An alleged "cybersquatter" proved no match for James Bond star Pierce Brosnan, who won control of the Internet name www.piercebrosnan.com in a ruling by a United Nations panel in Geneva.
Arbitrators ordered transfer of the domain name to the Irish actor, who had complained that it was being used illegally. The ruling, disclosed Monday, said the registered owner of the name _ Alberta Hot Rods, of Alberta, Canada _ had no rights or interests in the name and was using it in bad faith.
Brosnan's lawyers told the panel that the domain linked to another Web site that they said carries advertising but no information about Brosnan. The owner of the site did not file a defense.
Anyone can register a domain name for a few dollars, which has led "cybersquatters" to file for famous names to make a ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Names in the news.