In July 2006, Rooney's lawyers went to the United Nations' World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to gain ownership of the Internet domain names waynerooney.com and waynerooney.co.uk, both of which Welsh actor Huw Marshall registered in 2002.
I juli 2006 gik Rooneys advokater til FN World Intellectual Property Organization for at opnå ejerskab af domænenavnene waynerooney.com og waynerooney.co.uk på internettet, som begge var blevet registreret af den walisiske skuespiller Huw Marshall i 2002.