Legal Opinion
Ford Motor Co. v. 2600 Enterprises
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided December 20, 2001No. 2:01-cv-71685PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S “MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY . INJUNCTION”
CLELAND, District Judge.
The essential facts in this case are undisputed. Defendants 2600 Enterprises and Eric Corley, a/k/a Emmanuel Gold-stein, 1 are the registrants of the domain name “fuckgeneralmotors.com.” When an Internet user enters this domain into a web browser, he is automatically linked to the official website of Plaintiff Ford Motor Company (“Ford”), which is located at “ford.com”. 2 Defendant Corley, a self-proclaimed “artist and social critic,” apparently considers this piece of so-called cyber-art one of his most…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Ford Motor Co. v. Greatdomains. Com, Inc.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 2001
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Savannah College of Art and Design, Inc. v. HoueixDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 2004
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- Utah Lighthouse Ministry, Inc. v. Discovery Computing, Inc.District Court, D. Utah · 2007
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