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Fights for Her Domain Name — Kate Hudson

Fights for Her Domain Name — Kate Hudson

Actress files for arbitration to get domain name.

Kate HudsonActress Kate Hudson is fighting for the right to the domain name KateHudson.com. [Update: she won the case.]

The actress, famous for roles in Almost Famous, You, Me and Dupree, and My Best Friend’s Girl (pictured), has filed for arbitration at National Arbitration Forum to get the domain name.

The domain name is right now parked and shows links for “kate hudson pics”, “celebrity photos”, “kate hudson”, and “kate hudson biography”.

Whois records show that the domain name was registered to a woman named Kate Hudson (but not the address) from 2003-2005, but then the domain name expired. The domain has bounced around since then, landing with BWI Domains for a while until earlier this year, when the whois record changed to a man in Shanghai.

A National Arbitration Forum panelist ought to render a decision within a couple months.

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