Roxio Wins Napster Domain Name from U.K. Treasury Solicitor

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 6, 2004 - 10:15am.

Santa Clara, Calif. -- Roxio, the company that recently acquired music service Napster, has won a victory against the U.K. Treasury Solicitor for the rights to the napster.co.uk domain name. The case has been a long time in the making: In 1999, so-called cyber-squatters hoping to take advantage of Napster brand-name recognition registered the name. In 2001, Napster went bankrupt, and in 2003, the name was transferred to the Treasury Solicitor, which deals with assets for which ownership has lapsed. U.K. registry Nominet ruled on Friday that the Treasury Solicitor's possession of the name was "abusive" and ordered it transferred to Roxio.
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