Canadian Tire Corporation on Thursday lost a battle for cybersite 'crappytire.com' when an arbitrator ruled it could not claim special rights to the expression. www.zdnet.com
Tyre retailer Canadian Tire is taking compatriot Mick Mcfadden to WIPO over his Web site, which the corporation feels infringes on its trademark. Except that Mick owns www.crappytire.com. By Kieren McCarthy. www.theregister.co.uk
A Canadian David-and-Goliath dispute demonstrates the problems big companies face when they try to track down (and sue) every website they don't like. www.business2.com