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| Family lose Narnia web name fight | Family lose Narnia web name fight |
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| An Edinburgh couple have lost a battle with the estate of Chronicles of Narnia author CS Lewis over a web domain name. | An Edinburgh couple have lost a battle with the estate of Chronicles of Narnia author CS Lewis over a web domain name. |
| Richard Saville-Smith paid £70 for the name www.narnia.mobi so his son Comrie, 11, who is a CS Lewis fan, could use it for his e-mail address. | Richard Saville-Smith paid £70 for the name www.narnia.mobi so his son Comrie, 11, who is a CS Lewis fan, could use it for his e-mail address. |
| But the company which owns the rights to the late author's work lodged a complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organization. | But the company which owns the rights to the late author's work lodged a complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organization. |
| It ruled that the domain name should be transferred to C.S. Lewis (Pte) Ltd. | It ruled that the domain name should be transferred to C.S. Lewis (Pte) Ltd. |
| 'Clear statements' | 'Clear statements' |
| Mr Saville-Smith's wife Gillian Ferguson said she was shocked by the decision. | Mr Saville-Smith's wife Gillian Ferguson said she was shocked by the decision. |
| She said: "It should have been pretty straightforward. | She said: "It should have been pretty straightforward. |
| "They had to prove that we had made a bad faith purchase, that we had been using it to make money. | "They had to prove that we had made a bad faith purchase, that we had been using it to make money. |
| "We provided very clear statements from the internet registration company saying that we had not tried to make any money and yet somehow it has just simply ignored the evidence." | "We provided very clear statements from the internet registration company saying that we had not tried to make any money and yet somehow it has just simply ignored the evidence." |
| We have not done anything illegal or wrong, we were perfectly entitled to have this domain name Gillian Ferguson | We have not done anything illegal or wrong, we were perfectly entitled to have this domain name Gillian Ferguson |
| She said she thought the WIPO had decided to transfer the domain name because the company has other Narnia trademarks. | She said she thought the WIPO had decided to transfer the domain name because the company has other Narnia trademarks. |
| "It did not really matter what we said," Ms Ferguson added. | "It did not really matter what we said," Ms Ferguson added. |
| "They should have to prove it but unfortunately they ignored the evidence and did not accept that an e-mail address for a child was legitimate use." | "They should have to prove it but unfortunately they ignored the evidence and did not accept that an e-mail address for a child was legitimate use." |
| In 2006, companies had a three-month period to express interest in .mobi website names before they were made more widely available. | In 2006, companies had a three-month period to express interest in .mobi website names before they were made more widely available. |
| Ms Ferguson said: "We have not done anything illegal or wrong, we were perfectly entitled to have this domain name. | Ms Ferguson said: "We have not done anything illegal or wrong, we were perfectly entitled to have this domain name. |
| "There was three months in which they could have registered this. There was a private period for any trademark holder to register any .mobi domain name when they went on sale in 2006. | "There was three months in which they could have registered this. There was a private period for any trademark holder to register any .mobi domain name when they went on sale in 2006. |
| "We did not buy ours until after that three-month period had expired and it was open for public sale." |