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by ssp 4881 days ago
The person who owns http://nissan.com/ has somehow against all odds managed to hang on to it.
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chiph 4881 days ago
That's Uzi Nissan. When I lived in Raleigh, he was my ISP as he was one of the few people who supported channel-bonded ISDN connections (at the time).

Cool guy, but I have to admit he messed up when he started accepting ads on the site. The ad network (LinkExchange?) immediately started running automobile-related ads, and that's when the lawyers for Nissan Motors pounced.

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jakejake 4881 days ago
That's pretty nutty! Looks like he has been battling it out in court for well over 10 years - http://www.digest.com/Big_Story.php
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yeison 4881 days ago
2.75+ million dollars in attorneys' fees defending the domain.
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rpledge 4881 days ago
Makes me wish I had the foresite to register pledge.com

Damn you Johnson and Johnson!

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