tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658848289168570039.post8943819748065733445..comments2024-02-02T04:29:21.136-06:00Comments on Good URL Bad URL: Aftermarket.comAaron Goldmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18031428438339674593noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658848289168570039.post-22342340574640435102008-08-31T09:21:00.000-05:002008-08-31T09:21:00.000-05:00Domain rights are not the same as trademark rights...Domain rights are not the same as trademark rights. However, where some professional registrants get into trouble (when trademarks are relevant to a domain) is by allowing ad feeds that are relevant to associated trademarks. <BR/><BR/>This was underscored by the August 21, 2008 decision by Wipo to award BME.com to BMEzine.com (a tattoo website) after the owner of BME.com placed tattoo ads on the landing page for BME.com. John Berryhill represented the registrant of BME.com. <BR/><BR/>The full case is:<BR/><BR/>http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2008/d2008-0882.htmlNoDomainsForSale.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03522262526507439100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658848289168570039.post-69428636103005506432008-08-31T09:07:00.000-05:002008-08-31T09:07:00.000-05:00Sorry guys, I'm not a domainer so I may have my te...Sorry guys, I'm not a domainer so I may have my terminology wrong. What I meant to say was that someone probably saw the way these guys were displaying their URL and bought it to capitalize on the misdirected traffic. Similar to <A HREF="http://goodurlbadurl.blogspot.com/2008/08/1-877-kars-4-kidsorg.html" REL="nofollow">1-877-Kars-4-Kids.org</A>. To clarify, is it only "squatting" when a trademark is involved?Aaron Goldmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18031428438339674593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658848289168570039.post-16643456213384667322008-08-31T08:27:00.000-05:002008-08-31T08:27:00.000-05:00If ‘AftermarketDomainsForSale.com’ is a squatter t...If ‘AftermarketDomainsForSale.com’ is a squatter then we are all squatters.NoDomainsForSale.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03522262526507439100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658848289168570039.post-80603887109554245772008-08-31T00:02:00.000-05:002008-08-31T00:02:00.000-05:00Yeah, that's a terrible graphic, I've noticed that...Yeah, that's a terrible graphic, I've noticed that before, but I wouldn't say the registrant of "AftermarketDomainsForSale.com" is a squatter. The word "Aftermarket" by itself is generic and cannot be trademarked and "DomainsForSale" is a descriptive phrase. "Aftermarket.com" could be trademarked (but isn't) so although this other domain is long, ugly and cumbersome, cyber-squatting it's not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com