Comments on: Why you should register YourName.com http://crosslandteam.com/blog/2007/07/07/why-you-should-register-yournamecom/ Austin Real Estate Blog Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:04:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Steve Crossland http://crosslandteam.com/blog/2007/07/07/why-you-should-register-yournamecom/comment-page-1/#comment-779 Steve Crossland Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:09:42 +0000 http://ben.crosslandteam.com/blog/2007/07/07/why-you-should-register-yournamecom/#comment-779 > If you do snag yourname.com, can someone use yournamesucks.com? Yes. Anyone can register any unclaimed domain name and do with it as they wish. It would then be left up to whomever feels aggrieved or harmed by said site to initiate legal action to stop it. Some big companies are proactive about this. For example, AOL owns AOLsucks.com. It was originally an anti-aol website, but AOL somehome got ownership of the domain, obviously to prevent it from being used. Personally, as an individual, I would not go that far. I think having and protecting yourname.com is prudent, but I wouldn't worry about every offensive variation. Steve > If you do snag yourname.com, can someone use yournamesucks.com?

Yes. Anyone can register any unclaimed domain name and do with it as they wish. It would then be left up to whomever feels aggrieved or harmed by said site to initiate legal action to stop it.

Some big companies are proactive about this. For example, AOL owns AOLsucks.com. It was originally an anti-aol website, but AOL somehome got ownership of the domain, obviously to prevent it from being used.

Personally, as an individual, I would not go that far. I think having and protecting yourname.com is prudent, but I wouldn’t worry about every offensive variation.

Steve

]]> By: Mare http://crosslandteam.com/blog/2007/07/07/why-you-should-register-yournamecom/comment-page-1/#comment-780 Mare Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:38:25 +0000 http://ben.crosslandteam.com/blog/2007/07/07/why-you-should-register-yournamecom/#comment-780 This is a good idea - thank you for bringing it up. Quick question: If you do snag yourname.com, can someone use yournamesucks.com? Or are there rules in place that prohibit that? I hope everything works out for your friend! This is a good idea – thank you for bringing it up. Quick question: If you do snag yourname.com, can someone use yournamesucks.com? Or are there rules in place that prohibit that?

I hope everything works out for your friend!

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