After recieving contact by Nascar directly former NASCARJacketsPlus.com debuts and is re-launched as www.SpeedwayJacketsPlus.com.

It was announced that one of the leading online retailers of licened NASCARD and character jackets, shirts, and other merchandise would be changing their name after pressure from NASCAR attorneys and licenses. “NASCAR contacting us came as a complete surprise,” said company president Brian Palosi, “since we found many other websites were using “NASCAR” in their domain name.”

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Facebook has won ownership of the the Facebook.com.au domain name. They were awarded the domain from Australian company Callverse Pty Ltd. The domain name currently had a page that advertises a “click to call service” that is “coming soon”.

The decision, handed down by a three person panel at World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), has not been posted online yet so details of the dispute are not available. Domain Name Wire will post details once they are available.

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