Here's how not to make friends with Infinity Ward , the famed developers behind the Call of Duty series.

If you are reading this, you may well be the web administrator for Infinity Ward.



If you are, there is a chance that you may well require this domain. Don't worry, you can have it - in exchange for a little 'good will gesture' for the little gaming community that owns this domain and has been playing your games for years.



What we'd like is a copy of the game that this domain would be used for, - one copy for each and every member of our gaming community.



If you wish to discuss this further, drop me an email - welovecod[at]ziip.co.uk or goto www.ziip.co.uk and leave a message to Jester.



Many Regards :)

One fan took it upon himself and registered Modernwarfare4.com , hoping the developer will make a deal for the domain URL. He's not asking for money or a job or anything, just copies of the game when it eventually gets released. Of course, that's going under the assumption that Infinity Ward develops more Modern Warfare titles after the upcoming sequel.The website has recently been updated, but you can view the original message below:We contacted both Infinity Ward and IGN's legal department to see what, if anything, could come from this mess. We'll update you when we hear back.Thanks to

Kombo

for the link.We spoke to a legal authority on the manner and here's the comment they issued:"In short, the owner of the MW2 trademark could institute a domain name proceeding against the holders of the domain to recover it. If their rights are strong enough, and the current holders do not have a valid reason otherwise to use that mark and register that domain, then the owner of the mark would likely prevail. The owner could use the "blackmail" as proof as a bad faith intention on the part of the holders, though the holders could say that that was just an offer to settle."