See also:

• Regional: Europe: Spain: Autonomous Communities: Catalonia: Barcelona  (544)

4th Circuit Court Decision: Barcelona.com v. Excelentisimo - - Decision overturning a lower court upholding an ICANN UDRP decision to transfer barcelona.com to the City of Barcelona. The court ruled that it would not grant ICANN UDRP decisions any deference. [Adobe Acrobat format.

TLD Lobby: Spanish city council faces US lawsuit over domain name - - Following a decision by one of the domain arbitration bodies to award Barcelona.com to the Barcelona City Council, the domain name's owner, Barcelona.com Inc, filed a lawsuit in the Virginia courts against the Council on August 1.

WIPO Decision: Excelentisimo Ayuntamiento de Barcelona v. Barcelona.com Inc. - - Text of decision to transfer Barcelona.com from Barcelona.com Inc. to Excelentisimo Ayuntamiento de Barcelona by panelist Marino Porzio.

Clarity and Good Sense from the 4th Circuit on ACPA - - "The Fourth Circuit yesterday reversed one of the most outrageous cybersquatting decisions to emerge from the Eastern District of Virginia." [iBusiness Law] (June 3, 2003)

Court Rules Against Barcelona.com - - "A Spanish travel site is considering an appeal against a US court's decision to strip it of its domain name." By Tim Richardson. [Register] (May 3, 2002)

The Domain in Spain Stays Mainly with Those Who Complain - - An arbitrator officiating over rights to the Internet address Barcelona.com has decided it should be taken away from its current owners and handed to the Spanish city with the sound-alike name. By Steven Bonisteel. [ComputerUser] (August 16, 2000)