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discussion Is Buying and Selling Celebrity Domain Names Ok?

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Do you think buying and selling celebrity domain names is ok?

I've seen several .com FirstName + LastName get bought by investors and my feeling is always that's it's a bad idea. 🤦🏽‍♂️

I do recall this interesting DomainSherpa with Jeff Burgar from Alberta Hot Rods.

If you are not aware Alberta Hot Rods has gotten numerous UDRP complaints from owning celebrities .com domains. ⚖️

Jeff stated celebrities don't have any more legal rights to a domain name just because they are famous. I agree with that.

Even if you are right, if someone has more money to hire lawyer(s)... not something I want to mess with.

What do people think? 🤔
 
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