If Using Company Names In Domain is Illegal How Do Forums Avoid Issues

by JoshN
3 replies
As the title states.

If there is a fan base for just about any product/company there is a forum for it. Almost all of these forums use the product/company name in their domain..


I have never heard of a company going after a forum

What gives??
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  • Profile picture of the author hassan007
    Same here... Domain name if you register is your property, unless you are trying to harm their repute/name or threaten them in any way by this no company can sue you...

    However I have heared of some keywords banned for SEO by many companies like godaddy, ipage etc....
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  • Profile picture of the author Glad Warrior
    unless you are trying to harm their repute/name or threaten them in any way by this no company can sue you...
    Not sure about this because - Because you cannot use apple,samsung, sony in your domain name no matter what intentions you have. At least that is what I know.
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    • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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      It's not "company names". It's "trademarked names".

      There are some permitted uses of other people's trademarks in domain-names. The laws about this are complicated and partly precedent-based rather than statute-based.

      The permitted uses tend not to include affiliate sites and monetized sites, I think.

      http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...ml#post6330661
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