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Keywords for Domain Registration

by 55sadhikar
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What are branded keywords? Would I be able to register a domain name on a product from say 'company x' in the market that makes a particular supplement ; or say on a name of a person who wrote and sold a certain weight loss or fitness book? What are the legal implications of using a product name of a well-estanlished company for domain registration. Looking forward to hear from you guys.
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  • Profile picture of the author Warrior X
    <Alarm bells go off>
    I think you're opening up yourself to a world of hurt if you infringe on someone's intellectual property and they decide to do something about it.
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  • Profile picture of the author webapex
    Using a copyrighted term in a domain leaves you open to being sued, some like ebay are strict, they seem to automatically send a legal warning to any new domains containing 'ebay'

    The first I heard of Google going after such domains was after the "work at home posting links for Google" fake news scam sites proliferated, they sued about 50 at once while back, now those sites show a picture of Google facilities but don't mention the name.
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  • Profile picture of the author 55sadhikar
    I've few keywords that i am not sure if i could go and make a domain on it, would anyone be willing to review and advise and say if it is appropriate to go and make a website on that particular keyword?
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  • Profile picture of the author Brandon Mack
    My advise is to forget any thoughts you may have on using a copyrighted term in a domain. It's not worth the hassle that will come with it, not forgetting the possibility of the legal fees you could encounter.

    Not nice to say but start again an forget anything to do with using anything that is (or possibly is) a copyrighted term.

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  • Profile picture of the author LiftMyRank
    You're better off staying away from trademark names, it's a grey area at best and not worth the potential legal implications, even if a name isn't trademarked someone can still sue you for "riding the wind off their sails" so to speak.
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