WIPO Arbitrator Rules Against Corbis

A WIPO arbitrator has ruled in favor of web designer John Pickworth and against CORBIS, the large photo and digital rights company, in a dispute over domain names. Mr. Pickworth had registered the name http://www.corbis.net/ and was using it to promote his company. Corbis asserted it was trying to protect its trademark. However, the arbitrator found no bad faith on the part of Mr. Pickworth. The decision is not yet available online. Read more here.