"Hyperlinks should be excluded from domain name disputes, a U.S. judge said this week in a ruling that saw car maker Ford lose its battle to sue the owner of F*****GeneralMotors.com for directing traffic to Ford.com." By Wendy McAuliffe. [ZDNet UK]

"Imagine our surprise when we found out that the Ford Motor Company was actually taking us to court to get us to stop pointing www.fuckgeneralmotors.com at ford.com." Includes links to legal filings in PDF and WordPerfect format. [2600]

Information about Ford's reverse domain name hijacking attempts.

"This time, General Motors found out that we had registered fuckgeneralmotors.com and they are demanding that we turn it over to them at once." Includes scanned image of letter from GM. [2600]

"On December 20, a ruling was issued denying Ford's complaint against 2600." Includes text of decision in text and PDF. [2600]

"Online hacker magazine 2600 has emerged victorious in its campaign to retain ownership of the controversial FuckGeneralMotors.com domain." By John Leyden. [Register]

"A landmark triumph for Sophomoric humor." By Thomas C. Greene. [Register]

News of Ford conceding case and reader discussion. [Slashdot]

News and discussion forum about New York Times article. [Slashdot]

Transcript of the 18 May 2001 hearing in PDF format. [2600]