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Originally Posted by jklein  I believe it has to do with how you use the domain. If you try to profit from someone's name or identity, you are asking for trouble. If however you registered a celebrity name and created a non-profit fan site, then the line is a bit more gray. |
It does not matter how you use it. Many cases have awarded the celebrity their domain purely on the basis of that domain name that someone else owns as depriving them of their birthright.
I have actually seen this wording with some judges decisions in cases involving european football (soccer) stars. It is a simple matter of someone owning someone else's name.
Very recently J Lo won two domain names.
Even dead celebrities can be an issue. Many families and heirs are entitled to lifetime rights. The two that immediately come to mind are Elvis and Houdini. Hmm, just realized these two are so famous that one is known by just his last name and the other just by his first name.