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Apple gains control of porn domain names

posted onNovember 24, 2011
by l33tdawg

Apple is now in control of several new domain names that feature the word 'iPhone' thanks a ruling by the World Intellectual Property forum - even though each of the sites is associated with mobile pornography.

Upon discovery that the legal might of Apple was turning its attention on him, the owner of the domain names agreed to hand them over to the fruity firm. According to Domain Name Wire, as of yesterday the sites had been transferred to brand protection company Mark Monitor, presumably before handing them over to Apple.

As it stands, many of the domain names still link to pornographic content, which is something Apple and Mark Monitor probably want to take a look at. However, now that you know what some of these domains can lead to, here's the full list of Apple's new property...

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