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Hey all,
This may sound like a silly question, but i've been seeing so many sad stories with .COM owners over the last year, it got me wondering about our beloved .CA.
Is there any risk of .CA names being reversed hijacked or bullied away from owners via companies like we are seeing with .COM more and more each day? Since .CA really doesn't bring it that much overall from parking, is it worth parking them if there is a risk of some ad showing up that somehow could pertain to a company and thus the whole WIPO-matic red-tape machine starts up and 3k later you've somehow lost your name?
I'm not sure how the legal system works here in Canada for .CA, but I'm just looking for some advice. Maybe right now in 2008 this isn't a concern because alot of big businesses are still not getting onboard yet. But a few years down the line, as .Ca keeps ramping up, is there the windows of opportunity within Canadian IP law for this .COM type bureaucracy to sneak up on us?
I'm probably a bit paranoid and over inquisitive but the idea of losing a name, possibly a valuable one simply because it is parked but not being developed and then being challenged scares the dickens out of me.
Jay
This may sound like a silly question, but i've been seeing so many sad stories with .COM owners over the last year, it got me wondering about our beloved .CA.
Is there any risk of .CA names being reversed hijacked or bullied away from owners via companies like we are seeing with .COM more and more each day? Since .CA really doesn't bring it that much overall from parking, is it worth parking them if there is a risk of some ad showing up that somehow could pertain to a company and thus the whole WIPO-matic red-tape machine starts up and 3k later you've somehow lost your name?
I'm not sure how the legal system works here in Canada for .CA, but I'm just looking for some advice. Maybe right now in 2008 this isn't a concern because alot of big businesses are still not getting onboard yet. But a few years down the line, as .Ca keeps ramping up, is there the windows of opportunity within Canadian IP law for this .COM type bureaucracy to sneak up on us?
I'm probably a bit paranoid and over inquisitive but the idea of losing a name, possibly a valuable one simply because it is parked but not being developed and then being challenged scares the dickens out of me.
Jay