When the single-employee consulting firm Clue Computing got dragged into a legal battle with multibillion-dollar gamemaker Hasbro over use of the domain name "clue.com," the Colorado start-up argued that Hasbro lacked legal standing to bring the suit in its home state of Massachusetts, thousands of miles away. By Dan Goodin. [News.com]

Background and legal filings in Hasbro's lawsuit and appeals against Clue Computing, and Clue's suit against Network Solutions to prevent them turning off the domain name.

Background and legal filings in Clue Computing, Inc. v. Network Solutions, Inc.

In a significant win for small businesses on the Net, a federal judge has ruled that a registered trademark, even when held by a well-known company, does not automatically entitle its holder to own the corresponding domain name. By Dan Goodin. [News.com]

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