Robbie Williams wins against cybersquatter

British pop star Robbie Williams has won his case to evict a ‘‘cybersquatter’’ from a contested Web site, international arbitrators said in a ruling published on Monday.

Williams, who is one of Britain’s top-selling artists with worldwide album sales of more than 19 million, complained to the UN Copyright Agency that Howard Taylor of Southampton, southern England, had no right to http://www.robbiewilliams.info and was using the site in bad faith.

The UN World Intellectual Property Organisation, which protects trademarks and patents, ruled that the domain name was virtually identical to other Robbie Williams sites and that Taylor had not demonstrated any rights or legitimate interest in the site. The body said it was registered in bad faith. The ruling requires Taylor to transfer the site back to Williams.