closed PhotoshopForum.com

[Coldforce]

Hello!
What do you think about my Photoshopforum.com?
the plural version with s *forums is kind of big and there are many great forums within this niche..
great exact searches and really targets the subject, a category killer

where would u put the price tag?

i am having some serious plans for development but as other projects is up i have to wait for a while pleae give me your honest opinion about this name

thanks in advance!

 

[floname]

NICE name Scoop!

If I were a photoshop expert looking to develop, I could justify mid x,xxx

If I were a reseller trying to make money on it, I would lowball the sh*t out of you, lol & try to get it for high xxx - low x,xxx

Its a great name, best of luck with it

 

[HomerJ]

incredible domain. in the low 5 figures to anyone who knows what do with it, imo

 

[Jilo]

Very nice name. I agree with HomerJ, low 5 figures. If you want help with developing, PM me... I know a good amount about Photoshop!

 

[Anthony Ng]

Except that Adobe® actually has a registered trademark on Photoshop®.

 

[Coldforce]

thank you guys! any others with an input on this name?

 

[Gerry]

Looking at the plural of the name site, you may need to add this:

We are in no way affiliated with Adobe. Photoshop, Adobe and related marks are registered trademarks of Adobe.

Now, does a statement like that alleviate them from litigation? Not sure.

It's a good name, a popular software, and a huge following. So, it may not be a bad idea to talk with an attorney and even run this by Adobe.

Without precautions, its risky to put a lot of money into developing.

 

[Coldforce]

thanks for your input Doc com! any otehr comments?

 

[HomerJ]

agree w/ DocCom. better safe than sorry. but large software vendors generally rely heavily on reseller sales and support, and i can tell you i've seen more than one magazine on the mag rack in Borders that uses Photoshop in their title, though its possible they are all licensing the name. i dont know where the line is drawn in these cases.

 

[Coldforce]

Thnx, the name is for sale.... Considering offers thri pm

 

[grcorp]

agree w/ DocCom. better safe than sorry. but large software vendors generally rely heavily on reseller sales and support, and i can tell you i've seen more than one magazine on the mag rack in Borders that uses Photoshop in their title, though its possible they are all licensing the name. i dont know where the line is drawn in these cases.

It's not damaging to their brand. Forums would assist users in obtaining a better understanding of the Photoshop software, enhancing the user experience of Adobe's software, thereby increasing likelihood of referral and repeat business. This also puts less burden on Adobe's tech support team, thus lowering their costs.

Additionally, I would think that ever since Merriam-Webster put "Photoshopped" as a word in their dictionary that Adobe's ability to hold up their rights to the term in court would become much weaker.

Take a trademark like "Blackberry" for example. RIM has won dozens of WIPO cases for domains containing the term "Blackberry"... however, sites such as Blackberryforums.com and Blackberrycool.com still stand as third party forums.

I think you can develop the name without issues... but I agree with doc com about making a blatant disclaimer that you are in no way affiliated with Adobe, and that they own the trademark.

To be safe, I would contact Adobe's legal department before pursuing anything further.

Just my $0.02.