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By Aaron Hope · Published May 03rd, 2010
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BREAKING NEWS:
Fakes are the bane of a true sneakerhead’s existence. Bootlegs diminish the value of rare collectibles, make buying dope kicks a pain, and are almost always made of inferior materials. Nike hasn’t done much in the legal arena to slow the counterfeiters, but that all changes today with a suit filed in Virginia’s US District Court. That’s where Nike Inc. seeks to gain control of 66 domain names registered through VeriSign Inc., that the Swoosh claims point to bogus storefronts.
Not only are these cybersquatters accused of registering domains with trademarked terms, they’re peddling Mickey Mouse copies of our favorite kicks and flooding the market with junk. No one has stepped up to defend the case since its January 28th filing, and each of the sixty-plus cases might have to be decided separately, under the Uniform Domain Name Resolution Policy online arbitration process. Stick with Sneaker News for updates on what could be the biggest shake-up in ‘variants’ since the net made them so easy to distribute over the past 15 or so years. Info via portfolio.com.
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16 Responses to “Nike Inc. Files Suit Against 66 Domains for Selling Fakes”
May 3rd, 2010 at 10:13 pm
So Nike owns Nicekicks?
May 3rd, 2010 at 7:16 pm
about time, YES!!!
May 3rd, 2010 at 11:57 pm
i don't really get it, buying sneakers on sale is cheaper than buying fakes.
May 4th, 2010 at 12:51 am
I respectfully disagree. People who wear fakes have no class or taste…pursuing authentic items is a level of sophistication. If someone can't afford the real deal they shouldn't be spending what little money they have on shoes. Fakes don't kill the game, people who wear fakes do…
May 4th, 2010 at 1:05 am
PYS is legit.
May 4th, 2010 at 2:23 am
Wow. Not the smartest eggs in the carton are you?
May 4th, 2010 at 8:58 am
The question shouldnt be about if i/we care about what others is wearing or what not, but the fact is that these people who are creating these fakes are stealing. They are taking an other mans work (Nike in this case), and recreating it for their own benefit. It doesn't matter weather it's shoes, clothes etc, you shouldn't be stealing other peoples hard work. Period.
That's my point of view…
May 4th, 2010 at 8:05 am
Disregard EVERY single post before mine. The bottom line here is MONEY aka GREED. Nike wants it's name kept how THEY want it. To make the most money. They don't care about the morals behind this and that or how you feel about quality and quantity. They don't give a shit about any of you. Imagine it like this, if you were the inventor of a time machine that could only take people into the future and back to the present for a million dollars a trip, would you want some jackass making a generic machine that does the same for $500,000 a head? Hell no, you'd be out of business in no time and even if you're still doing good, that generic machine is taking money out of YOUR pocket in a sense. A bunch of you are dumber than a rascally stray dog.
May 4th, 2010 at 8:27 pm
YOU ARE THE ONLY INTELLEGENT PERSON ON THIS PAGE RIGHT NOW THIS IS 2010 WE ARE AT A DOWN FALL IN THE ECONOMY…AND TO BE HONEST THE PEOPLE WHO HATE FAKE SNEAKERS ARE JUST VERY UPSET BECAUSE THEY LOOK JUST LIKE THE ONES THEY HAVE AT HOME WHICH URKS THEM BECAUSE THEY CANT STAND TO SEE SOME ONE ELSE LOOK JUST LIKE THEM WITH A BETTER END OF THE STICK
May 4th, 2010 at 8:33 pm
well sir, you continue to spend all your money on worth crap your children will sell when you die…on the other hand people have every jordan on the retro card and are way happier than the ones who bought the AJ23 premier which soled for a $1000 after retail…tsk i bet my space jams look way better and cleaner than yours…get a life i've been across the world i've seen a REAL jordan factory with my two eyes and guess what was down the street…A garbage can full of shoes that didnt make the cut and guess who was getting thoses shoes….BUSINESSMEN
May 5th, 2010 at 8:50 am
it's true lol
May 5th, 2010 at 6:36 pm
if u go to footlocker, finishline,footaction,athletesfoot,eastbay, or champs , your shoes will not be fake !! Make smart decisions fellow sneakerheads
May 7th, 2010 at 9:44 pm
#IDGAF about real vs fake
It’s ok for Nike to pay their workers 50 cents a day, to make these kicks, but it’s not OK for the “little man” to profit. #GTFOH I have a plethera of kicks.. Real & Fake I love quality, but I also love getting retro Jordans for $20. Nike CANNOT stop the black market!!!! besides either way you are #advertising for #Nike so what’s the difference.
May 12th, 2010 at 9:23 am
Yall need to be worried about the economy and saving money than worrying about a pair or damn shoes and if it's real or fake. Yall are LOST man seriously. Jordan's won't be worth sh!t 20 years down the road. Yall need to invest in some gold and think for the future cause it's gonna come a time where the american dollar and all this nike jordan crap won't be worth a got damn thing. Michael Jordan don't care nothin about yall in the first place. Look at the The Chamillionaire/Michael Jordan Story on youtube and other stories online this man is selfish and greedy. Seriously get the molasses out cha asses.
May 20th, 2010 at 1:29 pm
http://store.kix-files.com/ fake or not please ?
May 27th, 2010 at 4:38 am
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