e-business: 'Mr Oxford University' is ousted in the name game.

From: The Birmingham Post (England) | Date: September 4, 2001 | Copyright information

Oxford University has successful defended its 800-year-old name on the Internet - claiming control of a site run by a cyber squatter who calls himself 'Mr Oxford University'.

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) said it was the second time in ...

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