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View submission: The history of the /r/xkcd kerfuffle.
allow the Sixth Circuit to explain
If only Clarkson was a United States citizen, under United States jurisdiction, and the topic was limited to the United States and not subject to any internationally recognised jurisprudence.
Maybe next time have a clue what the fuck you are talking about.
Comment by billygoat_fucksticks at 09/02/2014 at 21:49 UTC
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Do you want to point out which part of the link you just posted supports your claims? Because it looks to me like it's totally irrelevant to the question of whether post-domain paths can infringe a trademark. You apparently are the expert in British law so I'll give you the opportunity to provide a source saying that post-domain paths can infringe trademarks there.
As for jurisdiction, ordinarily a dispute about cybersquatting would go to ICANN, which administers the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy - but we're not dealing with a domain name here, we're dealing with a post-domain path as I'm sure you know by now. So Clarkson could file suit in either the UK or USA, but until you provide a scintilla of evidence that the UK would hold that post-domain trademark use can constitute infringement I'm going to continue assuming that you're talking out of your ass.
You shouldn't need any more proof than to look around at the multitude of subreddits whose names include protectable marks -- /r/gameofthrones, /r/thewalkingdead, /r/kateupton-- and yet aren't under the control of the IP owner. In fact, I would love to see you produce a single instance of an IP owner being able to assert any level of control over the use of their trademark in a post-domain path. Get back to me when you do.