Company files complaint against site that says it’s for “tube trading”.
Google has filed a complaint with World Intellectual Property Organization in an attempt to get the domain name YouTube.ae. .Ae is the country code for United Arab Emirates.
YouTube.ae is either a legitimate business or a clever scheme to hide the true intentions of the domain’s owner.
The site says YouTube (they capitalize it YOUTUBe) is the “leading portal of tube trading”.
A copyright notice on the bottom of the home page reads “Copyright © YOUTUBe Market Place 1997-2007”. If you click on a different page you’ll see a 2011 copyright notice.
Screenshots.com shows a similar home page in 2009 but with a 2007 end copyright notice. .Ae doesn’t publish registration dates in whois, but DomainTools has historical whois records back to 2007.
The “about” section reads:
YOUTUBe is a leading portal on tubes trading – a platform, establishing direct connections between tubes & pipes traders, suppliers and customers, offering not only directory type of services – available to all Yellow Pages and Internet users, but allowing purchase and sale managers communicate with each other directly without spending weeks waiting for call-backs and replies to requests sent to feedback emails. Apart from that, YOUTUBe staff is always ready to source and negotiate best deals for you.
There’s also a news section, but clicking on any of the news articles brings you to a login page.
What do you think – legitimate business or clever coverup?
Abdu says
Stupid coverup. Here’s another pathetic registration: eBay.ae lost case. http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2007/dae2007-0001.html
Mike says
I block ALL ‘ae’ traffic as there is no clean traffic from there. Or China or Russia or most of Africa or South Korea and Vietnam for that matter.
Abdu says
Here’s another registration ‘asking for it’: Facebook.ae
Albert says
Looks like a legitimate business.