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Yesterday police Colonel Yanaphon Youngyuen, chairman of the Thai Webmasters Association (TWA), said that a yoohhoo webmaster, Chatchai thumprasreat, had contacted him and asked for advice on tha case. In april a lawer representing Yahoo filed a lawsuit against Chatchai, claiming that the name of Thai site sounded too much like the US one and could lead to some confusion. Yahoo has not asked for any compensation but wants the name removed. "The lawer said that the action had to be taken against me because Yahoo was close to investing in a thai version of the site," Chatchai said. Yahoo plans to set up in Thai version by the end of the year and is looking for qualified staff to come on board, an Internet industry source said. Yahoo alreadly has existing local portal sites in countries such as Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, Korea and China. "I told the lawer that I had no intention of duplicating Yahoo's name. Actually we have different names: its pronounced differetly and has different fonts," Chatchai said. He said that the nature of both sites was also different. WYahoo provides a search-engine service, while Yoohhoo is a local portal site for men," Chatchai said. Part of Yoohhoo site offers an entertainment content, including articles and advice on sex. Chatchai said that Yahoo had not responded since he explained his side of the dispute to the lawer. "I think the lawer is waiting for a decision fron Yahoo, but I am confident that they will understand my side," Chatchai said. Chatchai registeres the Yoohhoo domain in January. "I set up Yoohhoo to be virtual magazine for men, but I can guarantee that there is no explicitly sexaul material on the site" he said. He said that he was also in the process of setting up a company, Yoohhoo.com Co Ltd., to offer home-page promotion services. |
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YAHOO!, the
world's most popular portal site, has filed a lawsuit in
Thailand against a Thai-owned site, Yoohhoo, accusing the
site of duplicating its name.