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British Airports Authority sued to seize baa.com, a sheep information site, claiming it was registered as an instrument of fraud. After several months, baa.com owner Tom Bourke could not afford the legal costs and settled out of court. However, the original registrant, Michael Lawrie, continues to fight the British Airport Authority's questionable allegations.

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• BAA attempts to shaft sheep site

  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/03/23/baa_attempts_to_shaft_sheep/
  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]

• Baa.com - domain battle decided but case goes on

  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/12/18/baa_com_domain_battle_decided/
  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]

• BAA.com domain battle settled out of court

  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/12/14/baa_com_domain_battle_settled/
  The legal battle over the ownership of www.baa.com has been settled out of court after its owner, Tom Bourke, was no longer able to afford the heavy legal fees. [The Register]

• Close shave for BAA in domain name wrangle

  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2000/dec/15/newmedia
  BAA has paid Tom Bourke, owner of Baa.com, an undisclosed amount to avoid further legal wrangling. Mr Bourke could not comment on the case or the payment because of a confidentiality agreement. [Media Guardian]

• Jobs that blew

  http://www.ntk.net/?back=2000/now1215.txt
  BAA.COM's owner Tom Bourke, and the previous owner, Michael Lawrie, were sued last year for passing off baa.com as the British Airports Authority, registering an instrument of fraud, and attempting extortion against the non-sheep BAA. [Need to Know]

• Sheep in sheep's clothing takes on BAA

  http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2000/apr/20/efinance.internet
  Baa.com, a small, rudimentary website ostensibly devoted to the love of fluffy animals, announced it will fight in court a writ from BAA. [The Guardian]

 

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