http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/3953094a6439.html
Summary: Football team wants "their" name: "Highlanders" in cc tld. ’Highlanders’ name owner rightly points out: "This name is blindingly generic, I have as much right to use it as you do and don’t wanna sell, but if I sold it I would ask $10,000NZ". Football team says: "We can easily afford $10,000NZ (about $7,000USD) but won’t pay because you’re blackmailing me."
Is this the dumbest thing you have ever heard?.. how much is the football team going to pay for advertising in a glossy magazine? $10,000, $20,000?.. For one single page in one issue?.. An issue that probably won’t reach as many readers in one month as this name will! This team owner/management are so stupid they would probably say: "I’m not paying to advertise in your glossy magazine, because that’s blackmail."
In fact I’m going to try that right now at the McDonalds drive-through .. "I want to buy your EggMcMuffin, how much? .. $1.95?! That’s outrageous!!!.. I can afford to pay you, how ever I won’t because that’s blackmail." Lets all do it!
