The headline is a lie. They did not try to censor this website. They sent a cease and desist order to someone who registered a domain with the word "Comcast" in it. They're protecting their trademark. Anybody registering a domain such as this, regardless of content, would receive a similar letter.
The author is clearly trying to manufacture a controversy to promote their political beliefs.
So your point is that, because Comcast didn't protect their trademark when someone registered fuckyoucomcast.com, it's hard for them to protect it when someone registers comcastroturf.com?
That's the point of trademark lawsuits. If you don't defend your trademark, you lose it.
But the domains are different. "Fuck you Comcast" is a message directed at Comcast. It doesn't modify the name and nobody could confuse it with Comcast. "Comcastroturf" is a play on Comcast's name. Someone who doesn't know what "astroturf" means could mistakenly associate it with Comcast.
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The author is clearly trying to manufacture a controversy to promote their political beliefs.
http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2000/d2000...
http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2000/d2000...
That's the point of trademark lawsuits. If you don't defend your trademark, you lose it.
But the domains are different. "Fuck you Comcast" is a message directed at Comcast. It doesn't modify the name and nobody could confuse it with Comcast. "Comcastroturf" is a play on Comcast's name. Someone who doesn't know what "astroturf" means could mistakenly associate it with Comcast.