Michael Jackson estate gets KingOfPop.com domain name

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Michael Jackson estate gets KingOfPop.com domain name
BY ANDREW ALLEMANN — JULY 8, 2019


Estate owns domain name two years after entering into a settlement agreement with popcorn seller.

The estate of Michael Jackson now owns KingOfPop.com after a legal battle.

It sued Gourmet Gift Baskets in 2016, alleging that the company’s use of KingOfPop.com for a website selling popcorn infringed on the late musician’s famous moniker.

According to court records, the two parties settled in 2017. But Jackson’s estate just got control of the domain name in recent days.

This suggests that the confidential settlement had about a two year transition period to allow Gourmet Gift Baskets to transition its use of the domain. The domain resolved to its former website until about the middle of 2018, at which point it began forwarding to gourmetgiftbaskets.com/popcorn.

Changing a site’s domain name is hard; changing an entire brand is even more challenging.

KingOfPop.com now forwards to MichaelJackson.com
 
Why should the Estate own that term? If it was given by the public to Michael then it's a little odd they should claim ownership of it as a trademark or whatever.
 
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Rightly so. Rightly won.
Pfff popcorn company , riddiclous cheek trying to claim it
 
I guess this means nobody can't take this name or this spot. that's amazing. so proud and happy for mikey. once again congrats. you are officially history. not like he wasn't but to know it's official that's great news!
 
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