[Phpwm] domain name legalities

[Phil Beynon]

> sukh virdee wrote :
> >    Hi guys,
> >    Just a question with regardsd to registering domain names. Would I be
> >    perfectly OK for me to register a domain which is similar to
> an existing
> >    brand?
> >
> >    e.g micro-soft.com, my-space.com etc...
> >
> >    Thanks in advance
> >    Sukh
>
> You're welcome to try, but I believe trademark law will probably mess
> you up, especially if it can be shown that you're profiting from your
> version of the domain name.
>
> David.
>
> --
> David Goodwin
>
> [ david at codepoets dot co dot uk ]
> [ http://www.codepoets.co.uk       ]

I'd certainly not do it against Microsoft, the way they pour money into
litigation you simply wouldnt stand a chance.
Against a small business, well yes you probably would get away with it, they
may neither care, notice or not have the financial resources to do anything
about it.
I know for example that there are a couple of other companies using the
Infolink name, though we are actually the one longest registered with
companies house, and a few do something vaugely similar to what we do, so in
theory I might get them to change their names, but I simply can't be
bothered. Main issue I had was there used to be a credit reference agency
called Infolink, they were taken over a few years back by Experian and
directory enquiries decided to always give out my direct number instead!

Regards,

Phil Beynon
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