UTube.com v. YouTube.com

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UTube.com v. YouTube.com

Posted on 01/17/2007 by Keith Henning

YouTube Sued Over Domain Use
YouTube is being sued by an industrial equipment maker whose domain name is Utube.com. Universal Tube and Rollform Equipment said it has been deluged by confused video searchers causing numerous crashes of its site and costing it business. The company’s site once drew a steady 1,500 unique users monthly, Utube said, but that figure has soared to some 2 million per month in recent weeks.

Universal Tube & Rollform Equipment has moved its Web servers several times and been shut down several times due to traffic intended for YouTube.

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