Paul Dell says:
Dell Inc. are suing me for using my own name. My friends are helping me out over a summons I recieved from Lovells, the law firm representing Dell. I can't afford the legal fees, let alone the headache — and I find the whole scenario disturbing. My friends are doing a great job, and I have recieved words of encouragement from all over the world.
Link to Mr. Dell's account.
Reader comment: Grant says,
The story about the guy named Dell (in Spain) being sued by Dell France is very fishy. A court in France does not have jurisdation over domain names. That is controlled by the Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers and domain name disputes are handled by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Center. You can read the FAQs here.
Reader comment: Nigel Pond says,
While your reader Grant is correct that a French court does not have jurisdation over the registration of domain names, French courts do have jurisdiction over alleged infringements of trademarks registered in France and any other alleged violation of French law by the owner of a domain name.
So it is perfectly possible that Dell (US) could be suing French for the claims alleged.
