Posted on 10/21/2010 1:04:46 PM PDT by GSWarrior
Most of the time, if you get a speeding ticket you just grumble about it and pay the fine. It’s usually not a big deal for most people unless it happens a lot or they get caught going a ridiculous amount over the posted speed limit. You can fight it in court or just pay the ticket, and for most people those are the only options.
However, after receiving a $90 speeding ticket in Bluff City, Tennessee, Brian McCrary discovered a third option. The Bluff City Police Department had forgotten to renew their domain name, BluffCityPD.com, and let it expire. McCrary bought the domain name for $80 and posted his side of the story with information about speed traps in Bluff City and the $250,000 per month they cost the town’s 1,500 residents.
The police department had no idea their domain name had expired and that McCrary owned it until reporters started calling them to ask about it. Bluff City Police Chief David Nelson said they may approach McCrary about buying the domain back from him, but they are not optimistic.
McCrary’s goal is to get enough attention to put pressure on the local government to remove the traffic enforcement cameras in Bluff City.
Citizen’s fighting back. Funny.
Priceless! A MasterCard moment if I ever heard of one!
Mr. McCrary may want to review the federal laws on cybersquatting.
Mr. McCrary may want to sell the domain name to a Russian porn and warez site.
So every person in this town is paying a $167 traffic ticket 12 times a year???
I say, you go dude!
Better board the dogs at the veterinarian's for a few weeks until it's over.
HAHAHA!!
In which case he could possibly be liable for significant damaages under federal cybersquatting law.
gotta love it when a plan comes together...but he needs to be smart and have a good settlement amount in mind
otherwise he'll get painted as some conspiracy theory nutjob after a while...
Some fuzzy math there, for sure.
Looks like if it is a none trademarked name and he does not sell it back, then he has no problem?
I don’t think the law considers it cybersquatting unless he attempts to profit from it.
I had the same thought but if I am correct he isn’t breaking the law, if he tried to sell it to him they would have a case. There is a process in them getting it back, takes $900 and about six months. Mean while I think he might be safe.
I’m guessing that is the cost for operating the cameras, not the tickets they are getting.
“and the $250,000 per month they cost the town’s 1,500 residents.
So every person in this town is paying a $167 traffic ticket 12 times a year??? “
um no i believe he means the taxes being paid to the officer’s collective salaries and other expenses for manning the speed traps
Reminds me of an old iCarley episode.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2530919/posts
I would also imagine that it is not only town residents who are getting tickets...
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