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Besides, I was never suggesting sequences of 9 random alphanumericals.

No, you were suggesting 5 random alphanumericals. Which wouldn't work, by the way -- you'd very quickly fill up on things like sex.whatever.

Because there are plenty of other people who have just as much right to the name "coke" as the coca-coly company.

Which is why we mostly do first-come, first-serve.

Examples include suppliers of dry-destilled charcoal, columbian drug-cartels, people working to help coke-addicts, people who think the coca-cola company sucks, etc...

Wow, watch this: charcoal, columbian-coke, coke-addiction, cokesucks, coca-cola. And whoever is first to register gets "coke".

Actually, it's not named Apple Corp, it is named Apple Inc (and it was Apple Computer Inc until 8. jan 2007).

For someone so worried about confusion: I very specifically meant Apple Corps, which does not sell computers.

Many companies use different names when they register as a business, and when they conduct their business with real customers.

And in the corporate world, domain names are not business registrations, and business registrations are not domain names. Domain names are where they conduct business with real customers.

So, let's talk about Apple Computer: I don't go to applecomputerinc.com, I go to apple.com. If Apple Corps wanted a real web presence, they'd probably own applerecords.com (which it seems they do, it's just mis-managed). If Apple Records got there first, I could live with applecomputer.com, or mac.com (which does exist, and is owned by Apple).

Furthermore, this doesn't stop us from doing nice things like redirecting to a more relevant site, if you think someone might get lost -- parrotcode.org is about a VM called "Parrot", and it does say "Parrot is not about parrots", with a link to a Google search on parrots, the first result of which is the Wikipedia page. That Wikipedia page, by the way, is about the birds, but does provide a link to a disambiguation page, which includes links to pages about Parrot VM, and Parrot Records, and so on.

Of course, SSNs doesn't work within USA, so your idea may still have some merit.

You do realize that was sarcasm, right?

In the real world, we almost never run into people with the same first and last name, and if we do, we have things like nicknames, or "of $state", to sort them out. However, the real world is not exactly analogous here, as we do have a central authority of this kind of thing. Just as there can be only one "Apple, Inc" in the US, there also can be only one "apple.com" on the Internet. Both of them are generally first-come, first-serve. I just don't get why you want us to add random alphanumeric strings -- if you aren't imaginative enough to register "cokesucks" when Coca-Cola already owns "coke", then you don't deserve a web presence anyway.

"I don't like big companies putting up billboards along the main roads, while other people with fewer resources, who has something to say, are not allowed to put their own billboards up..."

Ahem. Domain Names are dirt cheap.

Besides, you yourself said:

And the coca-cola company probably has enough money to repeat registering their name untill they come up with something more rememberab

I did get their apple. ;) Juicy! The Gimp is salivating.

http://www.applecorps.com/apple.jpg

And look at jeremyneech.com

It was listed on their whois record.

qz

http://www.applecorps.com/ And http://ww.apple.com/

Is there any possibility of confusing these 2 sites?

...Anyway Apple Computers is not selling music like a record company would... think of them as a record store with no control over the content being sold other than refusing to sell it.

Things would be different if they where signing artists and producing content to be sold in competition (as if there where such a thing in an entertainment industry) with Apple Corp.

We know the difference. The whole world knows the difference. Apple Corp==music catalog. Apple Computer==computers, software, and media/content.

Apple Computer has a website, Apple Corps does not. *boggles*

What had Apple Corps' done in the last 20 years to earn any recognition whatsoever? Apple Computer is being taken advantage of due to a triviality. And if it were "Microsoft Corporation" vs some "Microsoft Music" company, I'd feel the same way.

I mean, look at their place holder web page! If they were a company of any merit whatsoever, there'd be something to see there.

Everybody knows that Apple Computer is synonymous with iTunes. No one thinks that they sign any bands. No one gives a shit about Apple Corps, and only hears about them when they sue. They didn't win a name change in the first battle, so should have waived any rights to battle over future name-related damages.

BTW, to which label do I need to make my check out to for using Imagine in a parody?

Err, that would be these guys

(Kind of ironic, really. More info here)

You mean different markets like computers and musik? Beware the overlap...

Wow, 9.3! Do you have access to some unpublished version of the Classic Mac OS?

Viola ... OS X Lite.

Viola? I thought music was more related to that other Apple company ...or were you thinking of et voilà?

Oops -- my bad on the first link:

• Apple Corps' apple

Yaz.

I can't see how those two could possibly be confused. The ones company logo is a Macintosh that's been nibbled on and the other is that computer company.

Actually, Apple Corps' logo is an all-green apple (Granny Smith) with no nibbles out of it, whereas Macintosh apples are green and red.

Let's look at the differences:

• A MacIntosh apple

And with that, I'm going to have another slice of fine MacIntosh apple pie my mother baked, with a scoop of ice cream on the side, while I listen to Abbey Road on my PowerBook G4. Now there's some Apple-on-Apple action.

Yaz.

AppleCorp a megacorp? Sure they are. Just check out all the projects going on at their two main corporate web sites.

(They need to change their name to AppleCorpse.)

yeah shocking that some companies will just ignore other companies trademarks, especially as they will earn a fortune from it, who cares if its a US trademark right ?

perhaps Steve Jobs should re-evalute his strategy before embarking on such violations, of course the real Apple Music (the beatles label) will be laughing all the way to the bank, Apple computers on the other hand better have deep pockets

cheers

The reason many of us won't confuse Apple Computer from Apple Records is because we are all GEEKS.

You can't be serious.

Apple is well known brand and has ads about the music store in mainstream media almost daily. When was the last time Apple Records advertised at all, or even published something?

Do note that the Beatles '1' album has sold over 30,000,000 copies, and Apple continues to release new compliations that continue to sell very well -- Apple records does make good money!

Ummm, are you sure about that? I think Michael Jackson owns the rights, and the "Beatles 1" album publisher is listed as Capitol. You might be right here, but I can't find anything that references Apple Records for that CD. Tell me if you can find a web site for Apple Records or Apple Corps Ltd.

- Scott

Actually they have another website at applecorps.com. It's much more of a modern multimedia experience.

If that doesn't put them in the music business, I don't know what does. Not only that, but AppleMusic could easily be confused with Apple Corp's music business.

What business? Have you seen their site? I don't think they're in danger of losing business because they don't appear to be in business.

Can you find a single CD for sale from Apple Corps on Amazon? It might be there, but I can't find it. In fact, I can't find any signs of life for this company at all. If somebody can, I'd be interested in seeing it.

- Scott

Is this them?. Love it. No really. Real retro feel going there. I can see how they've run the risk of being confused with one of the largest computer companies in the world.

(yeah, yeah, contracts. Whatever)

Aside from popping up every ten years to sue Apple Computers, has Apple Corps actually put out any sort of product? A quick Google for Apple Corps brings up several other sites long before Apple Corps' placeholder website; has Apple Corps made an effort to protect its trademark, aside from prosecuting this single case?

Some of the hits on Google, in order of appearance:

• A web-based game named "Apple Corps"
• A Macintosh users' group in Dallas.
• A gay and lesbian marching band in NYC.
• A Macintosh users' group in Maryland.
• A teacher's activism group in Atlanta
• The organization actually prosecuting this case

Aside from popping up every ten years to sue Apple Computers, has Apple Corps actually put out any sort of product? A quick Google for Apple Corps brings up several other sites long before Apple Corps' placeholder website; has Apple Corps made an effort to protect its trademark, aside from prosecuting this single case?

Some of the hits on Google, in order of appearance:

• A web-based game named "Apple Corps"
• A Macintosh users' group in Dallas.
• A gay and lesbian marching band in NYC.
• A Macintosh users' group in Maryland.
• A teacher's activism group in Atlanta
• The organization actually prosecuting this case