Computers

BAA.COM's owner Tom Bourke, and the previous owner, Michael Lawrie, were sued last year for passing off baa.com as the British Airports Authority, registering an instrument of fraud, and attempting extortion against the non-sheep BAA. [Need to Know]

BAA plc may have secured the ownership of Baa.com, after the domains current owner Tom Bourke settled the domain dispute out of court, but previous owner Michael Lawrie is having none of it and vows to fight the big corporate all the way. [The Register]

The legal battle over the ownership of www.baa.com has been settled out of court after its owner, Tom Bourke, was no longer able to afford the heavy legal fees. [The Register]

The owner of a Web site which features a quadruped useful in many ways to human beings has received a letter from m'learned friends representing BAA, the airport operator, threatening legal action. [The Register]

Baa.com, a small, rudimentary website ostensibly devoted to the love of fluffy animals, announced it will fight in court a writ from BAA. [The Guardian]

BAA has paid Tom Bourke, owner of Baa.com, an undisclosed amount to avoid further legal wrangling. Mr Bourke could not comment on the case or the payment because of a confidentiality agreement. [Media Guardian]