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Wants His (Domain) Name Back — Willie Mays

Wants His (Domain) Name Back — Willie Mays

Hall-of-Famer Willie Mays asks arbitrator to get domain name WillieMays.com.

Willie MaysMajor League Baseball Hall-of-Famer Willie Mays has filed for arbitration with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to get the domain name WillieMays.com. The case was posted to WIPO’s web site this morning.

The “Say Hey Kid” played for the Fresh York and San Francisco Giants ahead of concluding his career with the Fresh York Mets.

The domain name is right now registered to “Global Access” in Isle of Man. It is parked with HitFarm, and shows links for “San Francisco Giants Tickets”, “Fresh York Mets”, and “SF Giants”. The parked page includes a generic picture unrelated to baseball. The domain appears to have transferred to its current owner in 2005-2007. Compete.com suggests the domain name gets nominal traffic.

WIPO will decide the case within a couple months.

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