Re: Re: URL Piracy? Is this legal?

Subject: Re: Re: Re: URL Piracy? Is this legal?

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: : A domain name is not the same thing as a trademark; however, potentially someone who has owned Coca-cola's Barber Shop for the last 60 years has the same right to cocacola.com as does Coke. : : So if the person who knabbed your URL hasn't trademarked a name for use in a legitmate business, you have a leg to stand on under the cybersquatting provisions. If they have created a legitmate business name/trademark to go with it, I would say things are much, much, much more sticky. : : Either way, you should have never let your URL lapse. : : BTW: I am not a laywer. But I have been working as a Web developer/marketer for years. : Dear Matt, : The biggest problem is the cost ans time to fight. : M. Arthur Auslander : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : 3008 Johnson Ave., New York, NY 10463 : 7185430266, aus@auslander.com : ELAINE's Workshop® : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive™ : Reality Check®

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