Jerry Kindall was able to find more web info on the nonexistent map destinations by virtue of knowing the story of the towns “Goblu” and “Beatosu.” These fake towns were listed in Michigan’s official state highway maps for 1978-1979 and refer to the rivalry between University of Michigan (blue) and Ohio State University. Of course those probably weren’t placed for copyright infringement as much as school spirit. These two town names also led Jerry to a Straight Dope article on this very topic. The term for this is “copyright traps” and readers of the column sent in a few. Thomas Guides, a popular California car accessory, are also perpetrators of this tactic. And a poster to an alt.folklore.urban thread claims that Etak, the digital map people, also use copyright traps, with one employee promoting their driveway to a street and naming it after him/herself. Perhaps if you want to make finding online directions to your home easier, you could get an insider to use you as a copyright trap. “Just go to maps.yahoo.com and search for my cat’s name. That’s my house.”