New Delhi, November 08: Barkha Dutt, a noted journalist and Group Editor of NDTV news channel, has won an internet domain dispute at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) against a Hyderabad-based entity.
The Hyderabad-based cybersquatter–easyticket, Kapavarapu– has been using a domain name– ‘barkhadutt.com’ — which was registered on January 8, 2007.
Barkha Dutt approached Geneva-based WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center in September, 2009, objecting the ownership of internet site ‘barkhadutt.com’ by easyticket.
In her complaint filed with the WIPO, Dutt contended that “her name is widely recognised by the public and any reference to ‘Barkha Dutt’ is instantly associated with her alone, as the renown Indian journalist and no other entity has rights to use the name.
–PTI