297344 - SpreadFirefox.co.uk

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Marketing :: Trademark Violations, task)

Description

[Thomas K. (:tom)]

Wasn't sure what to say, I suppose it's best to alert MoFo to someone
advertising SpreadFirefox.co.uk on sfx, which redirects (for me) to
http://www.burninthespotlight.com/.

Comment 1

[Samuel Sidler (old account; do not CC)]

spreadfirefox.co.uk now redirects to spreadfirefox.com but keeps name "Josef
Dunne" in the title. I don't see this as a problem and suggest resolving as FIXED.

Comment 2

[Jaime Mitchell (use [e-mail] for email)]

Putting summary back (I presume it was an unintentional change)

Comment 3

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

Samuel: that's because he isn't redirecting, he's just using a full-page frame.
While this is better than nothing, a redirect would be better (and the domain
belonging to us would be better still...)

Gerv

Comment 4

[Thomas K. (:tom)]

It is now a Sedo domain with various links to Firefox affiliate sites offering downloads such as Firefox3.0 Free Download[1] and Firefox4.0 Free Download[2].

1: http://preview.tinyurl.com/3cuhhr
2: http://preview.tinyurl.com/3dqnds

WHOIS info:
    Domain name:
        spreadfirefox.co.uk

    Registrant:
        Josef Dunne

    Registrant type:
        UK Individual

    Registrant's address:
        The registrant is a non-trading individual who has opted to have their
        address omitted from the WHOIS service.

    Registrar:
        Pipex Communications UK Ltd t/a 123-Reg.co.uk [Tag = 123-REG]
        URL: http://www.123-reg.co.uk

    Relevant dates:
        Registered on: 03-Dec-2004
        Renewal date:  03-Dec-2008
        Last updated:  08-Dec-2006

Comment 5

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

I still see the Sedo page. Is this a trademarking issue still?

Comment 6

[Otto de Voogd [:ottodv]]

The domain seems to be for sale.

Comment 7

[Paul Booker]

It's still up for sale.

Comment 8

[Liz Compton [:liz]]

spreadfirefox.co.uk is no longer registered to anyone so I'm going to close this bug. We should separately consider whether Mozilla wants to register it.