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**OgieOgalthorpe** · 11-21-2005, 02:57 PM

Hi,

What are the ramifications of registering a domain that includes commonly used professional sport abbreviations, like NBA or NFL or team names. I believe these are trademarked by the respective leagues/teams but I wanted to know if anyone has either experienced or heard about legal challenges against fan based/player info type of for profit websites that may use them as part of the domain name.

Thanks.

**Duncan** · 11-21-2005, 05:55 PM

Hello,

What brought me into the industry was a guy that regged http://www.CharlotteBobcats.com for $15 and was offered $1,000 by the NBA. The NBA announced that the charlotte team would be 1 of three names (bobcats, flight, or something else, cant remember) this genius registered CharlotteBobcats.com, and has squatted on it ever since. He passed up the $1,000 offer. He still owns it so... yah

NBA got "BobcatsBasketball.com" quickly after.

**OgieOgalthorpe** · 11-21-2005, 06:14 PM

Interesting, but that was with a new team and this guy probably had it reged before the name was decided. I was actually thinking of a couple of domains in the NBAabcd.com type of format.

**Duncan** · 11-21-2005, 08:01 PM

Nope, he regged it when the 3 names were released as being candidates for the NBA name.

I even read an article in the paper about it.

**OgieOgalthorpe** · 12-02-2005, 11:24 AM

Any one else have opinions or advice on this topic?

**elivate** · 12-02-2005, 01:05 PM

I own two domains that have RedSox in them, I am not sure what to do about them, they are parked... I am not even sure if I should be telling anyone that I have them...

Confusing issue I think...

11-21-2005, 02:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
OgieOgalthorpe Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: Yesterday 09:59 AM iTrader: (8) Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 707 DNF$: 938 Country:	Professional Sports related domains Hi, What are the ramifications of registering a domain that includes commonly used professional sport abbreviations, like NBA or NFL or team names. I believe these are trademarked by the respective leagues/teams but I wanted to know if anyone has either experienced or heard about legal challenges against fan based/player info type of for profit websites that may use them as part of the domain name. Thanks.

11-21-2005, 05:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
Duncan DNF Addict Name: Andy Laws Last Online: Today 01:35 AM iTrader: (82) Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,761 DNF$: 1,194 Location: North Carolina Country:	Re: Professional Sports related domains Hello, What brought me into the industry was a guy that regged http://www.CharlotteBobcats.com for $15 and was offered $1,000 by the NBA. The NBA announced that the charlotte team would be 1 of three names (bobcats, flight, or something else, cant remember) this genius registered CharlotteBobcats.com, and has squatted on it ever since. He passed up the $1,000 offer. He still owns it so... yah NBA got "BobcatsBasketball.com" quickly after. __________________ TopicTown.com - Earn $0.02 per post - register today!

11-21-2005, 06:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
OgieOgalthorpe Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: Yesterday 09:59 AM iTrader: (8) Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 707 DNF$: 938 Country:	Re: Professional Sports related domains Interesting, but that was with a new team and this guy probably had it reged before the name was decided. I was actually thinking of a couple of domains in the NBAabcd.com type of format.

11-21-2005, 08:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
Duncan DNF Addict Name: Andy Laws Last Online: Today 01:35 AM iTrader: (82) Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,761 DNF$: 1,194 Location: North Carolina Country:	Re: Professional Sports related domains Nope, he regged it when the 3 names were released as being candidates for the NBA name. I even read an article in the paper about it. __________________ TopicTown.com - Earn $0.02 per post - register today!

12-02-2005, 11:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
OgieOgalthorpe Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: Yesterday 09:59 AM iTrader: (8) Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 707 DNF$: 938 Country:	Re: Professional Sports related domains Any one else have opinions or advice on this topic?

12-02-2005, 01:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
elivate Platinum Lifetime Member Name: Peter Last Online: Today 12:52 PM iTrader: (30) Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,571 DNF$: 0 Location: Canada Country:	Re: Professional Sports related domains I own two domains that have RedSox in them, I am not sure what to do about them, they are parked... I am not even sure if I should be telling anyone that I have them... Confusing issue I think...

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