July 8, 2005
Company Buys Web Addresses Echoing College Names
A company that has purchased Web addresses that mimic those of more than 1,000 colleges and universities could be headed for showdowns with those institutions over the rights to their names.
BDC Capital Inc., an investment company based in Burnsville, Minn., announced in June that it had acquired at least 1,428 domain names that sound like those of colleges in top athletics conferences. The addresses typically consist of the name of the institution and its mascot, followed by ".com."
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