Reglikedomain industry desk

Later, Twitter gets Twitter.com.au — 9 years

Later, Twitter gets Twitter.com.au — 9 years

Firm finally gets hold of Australian domain name.

TwitterTwitter has won a cybersquatting complaint against the owner of the Australian domain name Twitter.com.au. The firm filed the complaint with World Intellectual Property Organization.

Jason Boyce registered the domain name in 2006, just as the Twitter service was in development. Twitter hadn’t bothered him regarding the domain name (at least formally) until 2012, when it objected to Boyce’s trademark filing for Twitter.com.au.

Now, in 2015, it decided to file a cybersquatting complaint under the .au Dispute Resolution Policy.

Following using the domain name for many years, Boyce got creative. He started offering email addresses and stated his firm name was “Tyas Wittermann Creative”, and Twitter is short for that.

Boyce had asked for AUS $500,000 for the domain name.

Under the .au Dispute Resolution Policy, complainants just have to show that a domain name was used in bad faith, not that it was registered in bad faith (as is necessary with .com disputes). The panel determined that it was, indeed, used in bad faith.

Also on the wire

Other reporting from the domain desk.

“Policy & Law“You were trying to set him up” in cybersquatting case: JudgeIPolicy & LawIntel’s Netbook.com Under Cybersquatting Statute — Psion WantsDPolicy & LawDefends URS against reserved .sexy domain name — Frank SchillingOPolicy & LawOpens Door for Cases to be Refiled — UDRP PanelistYou’re undercapitalized: USPS on DonutsPolicy & LawYou’re undercapitalized: USPS on DonutsGPolicy & LawGoes to Court [Updated] — SanDiego.com DisputeCalls Juice Bar’s Assertions “Mystifying” — WIPO PanelistPolicy & LawCalls Juice Bar’s Assertions “Mystifying” — WIPO PanelistRPolicy & LawRisk being left out of Whois discussion — Domain investorsLawsuit against domain investor — VPN.com dropsPolicy & LawLawsuit against domain investor — VPN.com drops