The battle lines are drawn. Tomorrow’s prize is the domain name ‘Narnia.mobi’. Purchased by us when the new ‘.mobi’ suffix went on sale to the general public in 2006; all trademark holders had a three-month opportunity to buy any desired domains, but the CS Lewis Company failed to do so, meaning it was still available.

We were delighted, intending to give it to our wee boy, who is a big fan of the books, for an extremely cool e-mail address – ‘@Narnia’. Indeed, loads of brilliant ones were available, and chortling happily, we bought various humorous and interest-based names for family and friends; such as ‘holyspirit.mobi’ – my mother being an Elder of the Kirk – ‘USPresident’ for husband, ‘TheQueen’ for me, etc. But some presents can have unforeseen consequences…

First, a recent phone call out of the blue from the New York office of Baker & McKenzie – “International Law Firm of the Year” – demanding we hand over the domain name to the CS Lewis Company. Immediately. Or face legal action. See, if you’re a Scot, that puts your back up right away; no cup of tea and a scone to discuss – just give us it because we’re rich and powerful and scary and we say so. Nah.

Original article : http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/12700/Gillian-Ferguson-Lions-versus-lawyers.4306210.jp