Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Chanel counterfeiters beware: US federal court orders domain names seized and de-indexed

Chanel counterfeiters beware: US federal court orders domain names seized and de-indexed

We're well versed in the art of the gadget KIRF 'round these parts, but counterfeiting's a problem faced by the fashion world, too. Chanel filed suit in federal court to stop hundreds of websites from selling KIRFs of its gear, and the judge recently ordered the seizure and transfer of those domain names to GoDaddy to hold in trust until the case is resolved. It was also decreed that they be stricken from the indices of search engines and social media - including, but not limited to Bing, Google, Facebook, and Twitter.

Engadget, Chanel counterfeiters beware: US federal court orders domain names seized and de-indexed

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