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http://beoworld.com
sad very sad
and it makes me mad
not only has the "beoworld" name been 'stolen', the landing page looks like it could be the B&O site
BeoNut since '75
There is not much to see there
MM
There is a tv - and there is a BV
I hope Lee responds to this as it makes it look like a Beoworld forum endorsed site. I don't know if the 'Beoworld' name has any protection?
Dave.
Millemissen:There is not much to see there
Not yet. But what upsets me is the text in the bottom left '
'Exclusively Distributed & Marketed by:BeoWorld'
This association by name should not be allowed surely?
From the phone number (+91) one can see the the site/business in India.
Beoworld.com has been available for a while, but was too expensive. I think I remember someone saying that.
One can only complain for the use of the BeoWorld brand if that brand has been registered, and in this case in territories covering India, which I doubt. Otherwise the usage is perfectly legal.
Beoworld app with direct photo upload and emoticons.
PhilLondon: From the phone number (+91) one can see the the site/business in India. Beoworld.com has been available for a while, but was too expensive. I think I remember someone saying that. One can only complain for the use of the BeoWorld brand if that brand has been registered, and in this case in territories covering India, which I doubt. Otherwise the usage is perfectly legal.
Possibly legal but not ethical.
I'm sure us true Beowrlders could make life very difficult for these people with extensive use of e-mail enquiries! How many thousands a day could we send?
That's very odd... I thought I owned beoworld.com !!!
I'll get our web guys on it first thing in the morning.
This really does take the p*ss
Lee
9 LEE: That's very odd... I thought I owned beoworld.com !!! I'll get our web guys on it first thing in the morning. This really does take the p*ss Lee
I hope so Lee, get these other clowns off the web. Please keep us updated.
I am shocked as well.
Jacques
I wonder if B&O know about this - it would appear that it is a store selling new B&O.
Peter
9 LEE:That's very odd... I thought I owned beoworld.com !!!
If you have owned it and forgot to pay the renewal, then it became available again.
You can see the current owner by doing a "who is" request.: http://whois.domaintools.com/beoworld.com
( last updated on 2014-09-21 )
Domain Name: beoworld.comRegistry Domain ID: Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.register.comRegistrar URL: http://www.register.comUpdated Date: 2014-05-19T00:00:00-0400Creation Date: 2004-08-05T00:00:00-0400Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2019-08-05T00:00:00-0400Registrar: Register.com, LLC.Registrar IANA ID: 9Registrar Abuse Contact Email: Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.8773812449Reseller: Domain Status: Registry Registrant ID:Registrant Name: Gaganmeet SinghRegistrant Organization: Good Marketing and Sales P LtdRegistrant Street: CG 01 Ansal Plaza KhelgaonRegistrant City: New DelhiRegistrant State/Province: DelhiRegistrant Postal Code: 110049Registrant Country: INRegistrant Phone: +91.9899123123Registrant Phone Ext.:Registrant Fax: Registrant Fax Ext.:Registrant Email: Registry Admin ID:Admin Name: Gaganmeet SinghAdmin Organization: Good Marketing and Sales P LtdAdmin Street: CG 01 Ansal Plaza KhelgaonAdmin City: New DelhiAdmin State/Province: DelhiAdmin Postal Code: 110049Admin Country: INAdmin Phone: +91.9899123123Admin Phone Ext.:Admin Fax: Admin Fax Ext.:Admin Email: Registry Tech ID:Tech Name: Buy DomainsTech Organization: Buydomains IncTech Street: 230 Third Avenue Tech City: WalthamTech State/Province: MATech Postal Code: 02451Tech Country: USTech Phone: +1.7818392800Tech Phone Ext.:Tech Fax: Tech Fax Ext.:Tech Email: Name Server: pdns04.domaincontrol.comName Server: pdns03.domaincontrol.comDNSSEC: UnsignedURL of the ICANN WHOIS Data Problem Reporting System: http://wdprs.internic.net/
More on that.
The domain went for sale (as in the renewal wasn't paid) on the 3rd of April 2014 and was purchased the next day.
Beoworld.com might be a bit of a loss if the renewal was overlooked. However, with all the new domain types becoming available there are now about 90 domain possibilities beginning beoworld.
Lee could bankrupt himself trying to cover all the possibilities. Of course the domain registries keep pushing for new domain endings knowing that major businesses might feel forced to buy-up all the possible versions of their business names.
There is still the possibility of taking action if someone is passing themselves off as a well established business or causing deliberate confusion. I think in some circumstances you can be forced to hand over a registered domain name to an established business even if you bought it legitimately.
Graham
Beoworld Private or Beoworld P Ltd did not incorporate until June 2014, so this looks like a case of someone buying a domain and then incorporating a similar name afterwards.
http://companyinfoz.com/company/beoworld-private-limited
Director Gaganmeet Singh appears also on UK linkedin according to a google search.
http://companyinfoz.com/director/gaganmeet-singh-05294163
Looks like a case of passing off. Maybe B&O legal department (or one of the many Attorneys on Beoworld) can give Lee some guidance.
I'm sure you spotted their number as +91 i.e. India and this company popped up in a July thread about being a new dealer in Delhi.
we tend to forget there is more to design than designing.