The Uffizi Gallery said Thursday
that it has won a legal battle in the United States against a
firm that set up websites to sell tickets to the Florence museum
at inflated prices.
The District Court of Arizona ruled that BoxNic Anstalt had
committed 'cybersquatting' over its use of the Uffizi trademark
and ordered it to stop using the uffizi.com, uffizi.net,
uffizigallery.com, and uffizigallery.net domain names.
The museum said the ruling was a "historical judicial victory
against online ticket touting".
"It's not just a victory for the Uffizi, for the culture
ministry and the world of culture, it is also a victory for
honest citizens," said Uffizi Director Eike Schmidt.
"We have landed a devastating blow against the vampires of
the Web who have illegally, and in bad faith, exploited our
heritage and our image for years like parasites.
"These pirate sites deceived visitors from all over the
world.
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