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To: LANCE B who wrote (7769)	8/17/1999 8:19:00 PM
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Does anyone know how this was settled? techweb.com Canadian Teen Battles Apple Over iMac Name (02/23/99, 4:25 p.m. ET) By Reuters A Canadian high school student has found himself in a David and Goliath struggle with Apple over his ownership of the domain name, appleimac.com. Apple says the site's name infringes on its trademark for its popular new computer, the iMac. But instead of buckling under the pressure to hand over his domain name, 16-year-old Calgary student Abdul Traya wants to make a deal. ''I want to give it to [Apple]. But, first, I'm looking for a lawyer,'' Traya said. ''I'm starting to understand why they want it,'' Traya said, adding he wasn't looking for trouble when he registered the name for $150 just after Apple announced its new translucent all-in-one computer. Last week, the teenager was sent a stern letter through Apple's U.S. law firm, Fenwick & West LLP, demanding he relinquish the domain name registered for the Web site business, Traya Net Inc. Traya's business hosts about 130 Web sites on two servers, which are located in the basement of his parent's Calgary home. ''We just wanted to draw people to the site, to test it out,'' he said. Apple isn't taking it lightly. In their letter to Traya they say he committed an act of ''blatant cyberpiracy.'' ''Obviously, Traya Net obtained the domain hoping to trade off the tremendous goodwill represented by Apple's company name and its Apple and iMac trademarks,'' the letter said. The law firm also requested the Grade 11 student transfer the domain name to Apple by signing an agreement they enclosed. He was to get it notarized and send it back to California. Apple's lawyers were not immediately available for comment. Traya has been inundated with encouraging calls and e-mails from supporters who urge him to use whatever leverage he has. ''I think I'm only 16 and they're so large," he said. "People are saying that it wouldn't look good for them to take me court.'' Traya now hopes to exchange the name for something useful like computers for his school. He said the experience hasn't been all bad. In the week since he received the letter, he's had about half a million visitors to his site compared with only 200 visitors since it was posted. Despite, Apple's tough stance, Traya is still optimistic an amicable working relationship can be created. ''I'm not against Apple, I want to work with them.'' -------------------------------------------------- Teenager battles Apple over domain-name Staff Report, email@maccentral.com February 23, 1999, 7:30 am ET In Apple's recent sweep to pick up any and all Mac-related (and even some not-so Mac related) domain names, the company has apparently uncovered one name it wants, but currently can't have due to a steadfast teenager who currently owns the domain. Apple is claiming that "appleimac.com," a domain name held by a 16-year-old Canadian student, infringes on its trademark for its consumer desktop, the iMac. Though Apple is indirectly threatening legal action, the teen isn't giving up without a fight. According to a Reuters report, the teenager said "I want to give it to them (Apple). But, first, I'm looking for a lawyer. I'm starting to understand why they want it." The teenager bought the domain name to generate more traffic for his on-line business, thinking that the popularity of Apple's iMac would cause people to type "appleimac.com" into their browser window. Meanwhile, the Reuters report says, Apple is calling it "blatant cyberpiracy," and requested that the teen simply hand over the domain name via an agreement mailed to him. However, the teen is still looking for Apple to settle with a monetary sum which he plans to use for something "useful" like getting computers for his school.