A Phoenix man can no longer use Web addresses with singer Jennifer Lopez name to make money, the World Intellectual Property Organization says.
An arbitrator with the U.N. organization rejected Phoenix resident Jeremiah Tieman's stance that his jenniferlopez.net and jenniferlopez.org Web sites offered information and updates about the "Jenny from the Block" star. In finding Tieman was using the Internet sites to make money off advertising, William R. Towns ordered March 24 that the domain names be turned over to the Jennifer Lopez Foundation. The charitable foundation promotes better access to healthcare for women and children.
Lopez had sued Tieman over the sites, alleging they violated U.S. copyright laws. She officially registered her name a trademark in the United States in May 1999. Towns ruled that Tieman's online domains were not actual fan Web sites of the celebrity, but linked to a Web site that was based on generating revenues through paid advertisements. She joins other celebrities in ousting cybersquatters through the dispute procedure, including Pierce Brosnan, Tom Cruise, Celine Dion, Scarlett Johansson, Nicole Kidman, Madonna and Julia Roberts.
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