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| Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: 03-20-2009 08:02 AM iTrader: (10) Join Date: Mar 2006
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Country: | Recent Microsoft Lawsuit: Risky TM domains As posted in several forums, Microsoft and other Fortune 500 companies are filing lawsuits alleging TM infringement, dilution, and violations of the ACPA - seeking big damages. http://www.insideindianabusiness.com...m.asp?ID=25423 http://www.inta.org/index.php?option...1&getcontent=4 http://www.loffs.org/microsoft-cases/ (courtesy of George Kirikos) If you are concerned about domains which have NOT yet been targeted by a lawsuit, now is the time to safeguard your interests. Simply deleting the domains will not help, for several reasons, including this: many registrars, e.g. Moniker, no longer actaually delete domains. Instead domains are held in a "disputed domains" account, where the registrar continues to monetize the domain. If you registered a domain which is still being monetized, a judge will most likely NOT believe you deleted it. There are ways to protect your interests. PM me for details.
__________________ always buying domains with type-in traffic. all tlds. Last edited by typist; 09-13-2007 at 11:00 PM.. |
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| Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: 03-20-2009 08:02 AM iTrader: (10) Join Date: Mar 2006
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Country: | waltzing with Aaron Kornblum. not sure if that would help ![]()
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| TheBest.com Name: George Kirikos Last Online: Yesterday 11:02 PM iTrader: (2) Join Date: May 2002
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Country: | Microsoft's Legal Department is a member (verified, even!) of this forum: http://www.dnforum.com/f272/greetings-microsoft-legal-thread-189352.html It would be nice if they posted more. ![]() |
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| Missing in action Name: Kate Last Online: Yesterday 05:01 PM iTrader: (41) Join Date: Jul 2005
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| TheBest.com Name: George Kirikos Last Online: Yesterday 11:02 PM iTrader: (2) Join Date: May 2002
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Illegitimate traffic, because it increases the total supply of traffic, drives down PPC prices, essentially stealing from those who have been playing by the rules and have legitimate traffic. As cybersquatting is reduced, those who have clean traffic will be rewarded. Of course, none of the above cases has gone through the courts yet, so individually some of the allegations might be incorrect. However, without looking at these cases in particular to assess guilt or innocence, it's undeniable that cybersquatting is a huge problem. | |
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| Platinum Lifetime Member Name: "Mobile Designer" Last Online: Today 12:01 AM iTrader: (3) Join Date: Nov 2006
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Country: | harrasment. They think some of us should be treated like terrorists, using names like "cybersquatting Operations". And they think we put spyware on peoples computers!? why the hell would we do that for!? It isnt our fault that users cant spell. Microsoft sees it like this: Microsoft - TM Microsoft Microsof - TM Microsoft Microso - TM Microsoft Micros - TM Microsoft Micro - TM Microsoft Micr - TM Microsoft Mic - TM Microsoft Mi - TM Microsoft M - TM Microsoft L(m) - TM Microsoft (m)n - TM Microsoft LMN - TM Microsoft computer - TM Microsoft Window - TM Microsoft key - TM Microsoft plug - TM Microsoft desk - TM Microsoft top - TM Microsoft seattle - TM Microsoft washington - TM Microsoft Idaho - TM Microsoft Oregon - TM Microsoft Starbucks - TM Microsoft Bill - TM Microsoft you get my point......
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| DNF Addict Last Online: 09-23-2008 04:35 PM iTrader: (2) Join Date: Oct 2002
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DNF$: 4,835 Location: Columbia, MD | Is your point that it is unfair that a TM holder is defending their mark from people who are making money off of their hard work by violating TM laws?
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| Platinum Lifetime Member Last Online: 03-20-2009 08:02 AM iTrader: (10) Join Date: Mar 2006
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Country: | Isn't that a bit premature? I thought that was up to the court to decide.
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| Making Everything Click Name: Chris Last Online: Yesterday 05:56 PM iTrader: (112) Join Date: May 2005
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Country: | When microsoft follows thru with their anti-cybersquatting plans to blacklist major typo domains from their "strider" patrol list and prevent them from resolving in the Internet explorer browser/toolbar it will be paydirt for them because instead of hitting one of our parking pages it will be Microsofts' search engine page with paid relevent listings...this whole thing is about money. Don't get it confused. LEARN. http://research.microsoft.com/URLTracer/ Quote:
__________________ Selling the tremendous domain name : FLUS dot com must see unbelievable price & opportunity! Hurry! Last edited by Focus; 09-15-2007 at 05:17 AM.. | |
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| Platinum Lifetime Member Name: Dave Zan Last Online: 11-12-2009 09:55 PM iTrader: (1) Join Date: Aug 2004
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DNF$: 0 Location: Manila | Quote:
A domain name may not necessarily infringe a trademark on its own per se. But when one registers such that's cutting too close to a trademark (more so if it's uniquely famous), coupled with showing ads to competing products or (knock on wood) being used to phish, one wonders why they registered it to begin with. For a trademark holder, it's their business to know. (On the side, I'll post a separate thread with an "entertaining" video...)
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| iSpoof.com Last Online: Today 07:48 AM iTrader: (112) Join Date: Sep 2002
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also one must note that MS already and in the past has diverted tons of mis-typed domains to it's own SE, so wouldn't that be "bulk squatting"? not to mention all the patent and anti-trust suits they are involved in. seems they're just trying to recoup loses from the little guys to offset what they will have to pay to the EU. not condoning any type of tm infringements here, just calling it like it really is.
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| Platinum Lifetime Member | I do not think it is fair to sue these people, some who are probably teenagers who thought, wow, this site myxbox.com is available. I will register it and then park it somewhere until I am ready to use it. They could easily just send them a C & D and take the domain from them, instead of putting people through all this crap. If they don't like someone owning a domain that is similar to theirs then just file a dispute and try to take it back. It's pathetic that they sue over this stuff, unless the domain owner is directing to porn or virus's in my opinion. |
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| Pakistani™ Name: Ehsan Ahmad Rehan Last Online: Yesterday 05:31 AM iTrader: (15) Join Date: Aug 2006
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If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck... ![]() And OJ is an innocent man (I guess we can stop saying that after 10 years or so). Quote:
And Nick Hogan is just a good who made a dumb mistake. ![]()
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| iSpoof.com Last Online: Today 07:48 AM iTrader: (112) Join Date: Sep 2002
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if you feel the name you have is not infringing, then you can wait on the decision. in many cases MS is directly contacting PPC's and having them block the domains. once that's done, for the average domainer the domain then loses it's value. one issue i brought forward to a lawyer on a differnt name was that... if you feel this domain is related to or infringing on your clients tm, then make sure they don't let it expire again. as this would be evidence that the domain must not be that important, if you can't keep the registration active. ![]()
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| Missing in action Name: Kate Last Online: Yesterday 05:01 PM iTrader: (41) Join Date: Jul 2005
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