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Wants her domain name — Halle Berry

Wants her domain name — Halle Berry

Actress files complaint against owner of HalleBerry.com.

halle-berryActress Halle Berry has filed a cybersquatting complaint in order to obtain the domain name HalleBerry.com. The case was filed under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) with World Intellectual Property Organization.

[Update: Halle Berry won the case]

The domain name is owned by Alberta Hod Rods, a firm that has registered many celebrities’ domain names. The firm has by now lost cases filed by Pamela Anderson, Ashley Judd, Sandra Bullock and Cameron Diaz.

Visiting HalleBerry.com right now shows a 403 error. Regarding ten years ago it forwarded to a celebrity site.

The big mystery regarding this case is why Berry waited so long to file it.

Photo: Gage Skidmor

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