The huge brokerage Morgan Stanley has prevailed in a domain name dispute with a cat. Yes, a defendant in a cybersquatting case claimed that the registrant of record for the domain mymorganstanleyplatinum.com was actually "Meow ("Respondent"), Baroness Penelope Cat of Nash DCB, Ashbed Barn, Boraston Track, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire WR15 8LQ, GB." It was a novel strategy, but the domain panel wasn't buying, and responded in the spirit of the defense:
Respondent maintains that it is a cat, that is, a well-known carnivorous quadruped which has long been domesticated. However, it is equally well-known that the common cat, whose scientific name is Felis domesticus, cannot speak or read or write. Thus, a common cat could not have submitted the Response (or even have registered the disputed domain name). Therefore, either Respondent is a different species of cat, such as the one that stars in the motion picture �Cat From Outer Space,� or Respondent�s assertion regarding its being a cat is incorrect.
The full ruling is available online.
Posted by RichM 
June 2, 2006 | Permalink | Newsletter
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