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I was just wondering if anyone has come across problems with registering sports team names. Could setting up a fan site, or simply doing nothing with them, prevent future problems?

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Be careful if you are registering these names for speculative purposes, sports teams and leagues have been very successful in getting names back through the UDRP. If you are planning on a fan site, that's one thing, but if you think registering WashingtonExpos.com or PortlandExpos.com (insert city with Expos.com here) is going to get you a paycheck from the potential MLB franchise, think again.

A good resource on the issue can be found here: http://udrplaw.net/athleticorgs&UDRP.htm. Although it needs an overhaul, the site has most of the UDRP decisions involving sports organizations. Expect to see a better page in January '03.
 
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