Topic: Cybersquatting

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Gold Toe Socks
Episode 17 11:04 - 13:53

17: Gold Toe Socks

Laundry Dilemmas, Gold Toe Trademark Squatting Case

A discussion on the universal problem of losing single socks during laundry leads to a mention of Gold Toe's legal history. Dvorak notes that in 2000, the company was among the first to successfully sue a domain squatter for the goldtoe.com URL through ICANN. The hosts lament the difficulty of matching black socks when different fabric blends are mixed in the wash.