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Internet site sues Californian, alleges cybersquatting

Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2000 | 10:55 a.m.

A Las Vegas Internet website service provider is seeking an injunction against a Californian man to stop him from infringing on its trademarks and domain names.

In a U.S. District Court suit, Hellonetwork.com Inc., which offers Internet-based video streaming, web hosting and other services, accused Gary Gene Black of cybersquatting -- registering Internet domain names using trademarks that belong to others with the intention of selling back the domain names to the original owners at a profit.

Video streaming refers to the ability on the Internet to transmit digital signals that can be transformed into moving visual content.

The suit said Black admitted in an Oct. 14 e-mail to Hellonetwork.com to intentionally "squatting on about 11 URLs (or internet addresses represented by domain names) now" and offering similar website services on his websites.

Black could not be reached for comment.

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