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Intellectual Property

May 7, 2001

Directors Guild Sues Over Web Site Names

LOS ANGELES - The Directors Guild of America has filed a federal lawsuit against a Huntington Beach man, alleging that he registered a Web site that misused the guild name and that he registered Web domains named after famous guild directors without permission.

By David Lipin
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        LOS ANGELES - The Directors Guild of America has filed a federal lawsuit against a Huntington Beach man, alleging that he registered a Web site that misused the guild name and that he registered Web domains named after famous guild directors without permission.

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