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Is this ok? I mean does it causes any legal problems?
His current website is name-lastname.com by the way.
His current website is name-lastname.com by the way.
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If you are Promoting his name, in a good way. but not for profit, he may not say anything. But his name being very unique plays against you as well, as far as rather he will seek out to stop you from using it.He has a very unique name.
I guess you could email him , but, if he has a lawyer look into how long you have had the name , he could just file a UDRP to get the domain from you.I am not going to use it at all. Not going to build a website or anything. Just list it on afternic or dan. I was planing to email him for letting him know it is available for purchase, but i guess I will not do that.
He has a very unique name.
If someone is famous, has a unique name, and you are listing the domain for sale doesn't that seem like you are trying to profit off their name?I am not going to use it at all. Not going to build a website or anything. Just list it on afternic or dan. I was planing to email him for letting him know it is available for purchase, but i guess I will not do that.
if you are referring to my post, i think it is pretty risky owning/selling something so unique. it would only be of use to shaq. what possible use could anyone else have with it. in the u s, a person doesn't need a trademark to claim exclusive rights to a name. all they have to do is to prove that they have used it for several years. it is called "common law". if shaq wanted to he could have his lawyers grab that anytime. things like that are not worth the bother.I don't quite understand
Everyone else is too polite to tell you buying a name to target one specific famous individual or entity on the planet is classic cybersquatting.Well, athlete isn't from or lives in usa, he is European, i am also not from USA. Does that makes any difference?
I know i sound like i am pushing it, but i want to be sure before I decide what to do with it.
Everyone else is too polite to tell you buying a name to target one specific famous individual or entity on the planet is classic cybersquatting.
If the domain name is just part / half of a trademark name, will the trademark owner still be able to claim it? Can I pm you to get your opinion (not legal).There is a form of Hell in which you watch people make the same mistakes over and over again for eternity.
https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2000/d2000-1068.html
The Complainant submits that he has an established reputation as a world renowned Dutch soccer player for many years
https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2000/d2000-1061.html
The Complainant is a famous Dutch soccer player and has been playing for the Dutch national team for a number of years.
https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2004/d2004-0682.html
The Complainant, Freddie Adu, is a world famous soccer prodigy. In November 2003, at age 13, he signed a major contract with United States Major Soccer League (MSL).
https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2000/d2000-0598.html
Complainant is Daniel C. Marino, Jr., professionally known as Dan Marino, who is a professional American football player.
https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2002/d2002-0134.html
The Complainant is a professional player of football (ie association football or soccer). He has played for the AS Roma team since he was 12 years old and is now its captain.
https://www.adrforum.com/domaindecisions/128073.htm
Complainant, Kevin Garnett, is a world-famous professional basketball player who currently plays with the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Minnesota Timberwolves.
https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2003/d2003-0463.html
Complainant alleges that he has achieved celebrity through his efforts as a professional football player and in the entertainment industry.
https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2003/d2003-0843.html
The Complainant has become famous throughout the United Kingdom and as a result the name "Joe Cole" has acquired a secondary meaning such that the public associates the Complainant's services as a footballer with the name Joe Cole.
https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2004/d2004-0827.html
The Complainant is currently one of the most well-known professional football players in the world.
https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=D2011-1371
Complainant is Ndamukong Suh, a professional football player with the National Football League’s Detroit Lions organization.
https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=D2021-3369
Complainant Will Shipley is an American football player, specifically a freshman running back on the Clemson University football team.
https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=D2019-0269
Complainant, Saquon Barkley, is an American football player who plays for the New York Giants
https://www.adrforum.com/domaindecisions/1745425.htm
Despite his young age, Mr. Kylian Mbappe Lottin is already an internationally notorious football star.
https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=D2015-2103
The Complainant is a successful professional football player who has, for the most part, developed his sporting career at Futbol Club Barcelona
Can I pm you to get your opinion (not legal).
Got your point. It's a general question about how far the trademark owner have control over a domain name.So, if you have a question that you believe might be of general interest, and if I think the question is interesting enough that everyone might benefit from an answer, feel free to post.
Great. Got an idea. Would better study/research more about the respective trademark name in these situations. Thank you very much!I'm pretty sure that while "Taco Bell" might like to have Taco.com, since that is their product, they'd have very little interest in obtaining Bell.com, since no one calls them that and they don't sell bells. So, your thought that the company in question would be interested in the name leads me to believe you already know the answer to your question.
Nice one...How about we add "don't threadjack" to my note above.
The Shaq thing above is slightly murkier as its a nickname and not a famous person’s actual legal name.