BAA plc may have secured the ownership of Baa.com, after the domains current owner Tom Bourke settled the domain dispute out of court, but previous owner Michael Lawrie is having none of it and vows to fight the big corporate all the way. [The Register]

The owner of a Web site which features a quadruped useful in many ways to human beings has received a letter from m'learned friends representing BAA, the airport operator, threatening legal action. [The Register]

"A Spanish travel site is considering an appeal against a US court's decision to strip it of its domain name." By Tim Richardson. [Register]

"The registration process for the new .biz TLD is so convoluted that even professional registration companies have no idea what is going on." By Kieren McCarthy. [Register]

Bruce Springsteen has lost his domain name dispute after a WIPO panel ruled 2-1 in favour of notorious domain hoarder Jeff Burgar. By Andrew Smith.

WIPO has ruled on the case of CelineDion.com and, would you believe it, has decided that Celine's record company should be given the domain. By Kieren McCarthy.

Tyre retailer Canadian Tire is taking compatriot Mick Mcfadden to WIPO over his Web site, which the corporation feels infringes on its trademark. Except that Mick owns www.crappytire.com. By Kieren McCarthy.

In what must be one of the weirdest ever domain dispute cases, Canadian Tire has lost the battle to extend its trademark to the words "crappy tire". By Kieren McCarthy.

"Online hacker magazine 2600 has emerged victorious in its campaign to retain ownership of the controversial FuckGeneralMotors.com domain." By John Leyden. [Register]

"A landmark triumph for Sophomoric humor." By Thomas C. Greene. [Register]