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Company Name in URL Not Copyright Infringement
Christoph writes "CNN
reports that a man's website, http://www.bosleymedical.com, criticizing the Bosely Medical Institute does not infringe the institute's copyright on its name. The man's attorney is quoted as saying that the court's decision 'is an important victory for free speech on the Internet. It makes clear that consumers can use a trade name for a company they want to criticize.' The appeals court, however, reinstated part of the lawsuit in which Bosley alleged that Kremer is violating a so-called cybersquatting law by allegedly attempting to sell the site to Bosley in exchange for removing the disparaging material."
Time to go buy aol.ws
Sadly already registered. You could, however, still get aol.cx. Aside, I think .cx URLs are ideal for this type of website: bosley-medical-su.cx.
This is where the serious fun begins.
The appeals court, however, reinstated part of the lawsuit in which Bosley alleged that Kremer is violating a so-called cybersquatting law by allegedly attempting to sell the site to Bosley in exchange for removing the disparaging material.
Man shoots self in foot. Film at 11.
Maybe the solution is to take away domain names. No more letters. Instead replace it with phone number type domains.
Yeah! Then we'd need a directory of numbers, of course... something to link the numbers back up to names like a phone book. But more convenient. Automatic even. Keep going man, you might invent something great!
I dont know what a "frase" is, but I'm sure if you invented it you could probably copyright it.
This is black mail, like if I have pictures of your wife naked and threaten to post them on the web unless you pay me $1000. What can a person do?
Post naked pictures of her yourself and send the link to the blackmailer. Nyaah nyaah nyaah.
Maybe the solution is to take away domain names. No more letters. Instead replace it with phone number type domains.
I suppose what you're looking for already exists
[sarcasm on]
I can see it now:
"So I was reading this article on 66.35.250.150, and it totally reminded be of this quote on 216.154.206.222..."
Yeah, that'd be so much more useful and easy.
[sarcasm off]
"What do you think?" "I think 'What, do you think?!'"
If I go and register Slashdot.org the second it comes up to be re-registered and turn it into "OMG IT SUCKS TACO IS A GIMP AND COWBOYNEAL IS A FAG!" then I deserve to have the URL taken off me for false advertising in the URL.
Sounds like an improvement.
Where does the school board find them and why do they keep sending them to ME?
Gamingmuseum.com: Give your 3D accelerator a rest.
You must hate this site' s domain name.
In that case I'm afraid I must inform you I have naked pictures of your wife.
"I assumed blithely that there were no elves out there in the darkness"
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The funniest one I saw was Experts Exchange - their current website is www.experts-exchange.com, their original domain name ommitted the dash and looked like something else.