American Federation of Teachers v. AFTexposed.com [1]

In October 2009, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) sent a cease-and-desist letter [2] to the publisher of AFTexposed.com [3], claiming that the website's domain name violated the AFT's trademark rights and the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) [4]. The letter demanded the "immediate cessation of use of the domain AFTexposed.com or any other variant that includes the acronym AFT."

AFTexposed is a noncommercial website publishing political commentary about the AFT. It describes itself as a "website exposing the agenda, finances, and tactics of the American Federation of Teachers."

Shortly after the cease-and-desist letter was sent, the press secretary of the AFT contacted AFTexposed, stating that "AFT is deeply committed to free speech and would never attempt to stifle free expression," according to a blog post on AFTexposed [5]. The press secretary also suggested AFT's only concern was that website's logo bore a strong resemblance to AFT's.  According to AFTexposed, the site's logo has been altered to make sure it would not be mistaken for the AFT logo.  The website also added a disclaimer near the top of its homepage notifying readers: "As a result of a threatened lawsuit by the AFT, let us be patently clear: the American Federation of Teachers does not like this site."