Joe Cartoon Company has filed a lawsuit against two entities, John
Zuccarini and Cupcake City, for the violation of the newly enacted
Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. The lawsuit is one of the first
cases filed under the anticybersquatting statute in the U.S. The act
outlaws the unauthorized use of an Internet domain name that is
"confusingly similar" to another name, for the purpose of intercepting
users of the pre-existing domain. Filed with United States District Court,
Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Joe Cartoon Company, with domain name
www.joecartoon.com, is seeking damages and an injunctive relief for
infringement against the two companies "www.joescartoon.com" and
"www.joecarton.com." Joe Cartoon Co. was established in December 1998 and
with such cartoons as FROG IN A BLENDER, GERBIL IN A MICROWAVE, LUMP and
LEMMINGS, it has grown into one of the most popular independent
entertainment sites on the Web.
Rick DeMott
Animation World Network
Creator of Rick's Flicks Picks
