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I read this article twice. I still have no idea what's happening. Is facebook trying to get access to namecheap's user info on the grounds that it might help t

by vxNsr 6y ago

I read this article twice. I still have no idea what's happening. Is facebook trying to get access to namecheap's user info on the grounds that it might help them get trademark infringers? Why does facebook think this will help them? Are the trademark infringers really just phishers publishing fake "facebook" sites that look like facebook but aren't?

pmiller2 6y ago
> Is facebook trying to get access to namecheap's user info on the grounds that it might help them get trademark infringers? Apparently. At least that's the impression I got. > Why does facebook think this will help them? I don't know. The article explicitly goes into how whatever data NameCheap has is not necessary to enforce a trademark action. > Are the trademark infringers really just phishers publishing fake "facebook" sites that look like facebook but aren't? It doesn't say. Who knows? Who cares? The point is that NameCheap is not giving up the data unless legally compelled to do so by a court, and a demand letter from a FB lawyer doesn't cut it.
ac29 6y ago
"We found that Namecheap’s proxy service, Whoisguard, registered or used 45 domain names that impersonated Facebook and our services, such as instagrambusinesshelp.com, facebo0k-login.com and whatsappdownload.site" via: https://about.fb.com/news/2020/03/domain-name-lawsuit/ https://about.fb.com/news/2020/03/domain-name-lawsuit/ Facebook thinks they have a "legitimate interest" to know who put up these domains, Namecheap does not. As generally unsympathetic as I am to Facebook, I think they are in the right here. Those domains are obviously designed to confuse people into thinking they are accessing Facebook products or services.
- vxNsr 6y ago
  Thanks this is hugely helpful. While I agree that those domains should be taken down I don't think facebook should be the one to do it. If there isn't a federal agency who has the legal authority to prosecute such things one should be created.
  - ta17711771 6y ago
    The FBI...?
- celloductor 6y ago
  they can request a takedown, but giving up private details is a bad precedent. what's next, faceblock.com? lacebook.com? fivebook.com?
- BostonFern 6y ago
  Whether or not Facebook has a legitimate quarrel with the owner(s) of these domains is a non sequitur if, as Namecheap argues, the GDPR standards require minimization and Facebook has sufficient alternative avenues for bringing anticybersquatting litigation.

by vxNsr 6y ago

pmiller2 6y ago

> Is facebook trying to get access to namecheap's user info on the grounds that it might help them get trademark infringers? Apparently. At least that's the impression I got. > Why does facebook think this will help them? I don't know. The article explicitly goes into how whatever data NameCheap has is not necessary to enforce a trademark action. > Are the trademark infringers really just phishers publishing fake "facebook" sites that look like facebook but aren't? It doesn't say. Who knows? Who cares? The point is that NameCheap is not giving up the data unless legally compelled to do so by a court, and a demand letter from a FB lawyer doesn't cut it.

ac29 6y ago

"We found that Namecheap’s proxy service, Whoisguard, registered or used 45 domain names that impersonated Facebook and our services, such as instagrambusinesshelp.com, facebo0k-login.com and whatsappdownload.site" via: https://about.fb.com/news/2020/03/domain-name-lawsuit/ https://about.fb.com/news/2020/03/domain-name-lawsuit/ Facebook thinks they have a "legitimate interest" to know who put up these domains, Namecheap does not. As generally unsympathetic as I am to Facebook, I think they are in the right here. Those domains are obviously designed to confuse people into thinking they are accessing Facebook products or services.

vxNsr 6y ago
Thanks this is hugely helpful. While I agree that those domains should be taken down I don't think facebook should be the one to do it. If there isn't a federal agency who has the legal authority to prosecute such things one should be created.
- ta17711771 6y ago
  The FBI...?
celloductor 6y ago
they can request a takedown, but giving up private details is a bad precedent. what's next, faceblock.com? lacebook.com? fivebook.com?
BostonFern 6y ago
Whether or not Facebook has a legitimate quarrel with the owner(s) of these domains is a non sequitur if, as Namecheap argues, the GDPR standards require minimization and Facebook has sufficient alternative avenues for bringing anticybersquatting litigation.