If you register .co.uk can the .com guy have yours taken down?

by Byron2k12

Posted: 11 years ago 16 replies

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Take for example you live in UK, and you register a domain name (domain.co.uk) but the domain.com is already registered, can the .com come along and have it taking down, is it possible they own the rights to the domain name either?

If you register a domain on your own country extension and all the other countries are gone, can any of them take yours down?

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O0o0O 11 years ago

No. If the domain hasn't been claimed yet, then it is yours for the taking.
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Alexa Smith

Banned 11 years ago

Originally Posted by O0o0O

No. If the domain hasn't been claimed yet, then it is yours for the taking.

This isn't necessarily so at all! For a start it might be trademarked, but there can also be other potential problems/issues, even if it isn't.

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Byron2k12

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

Okay a trademark search that's great, other problems? Could you even give me a hint at what these might be and i can work on potentially resolving them?

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Alexa Smith Banned 11 years ago

Originally Posted by Byron2k12

Okay a trademark search that's great, other problems? Could you even give me a hint at what these might be and i can work on potentially resolving them?

Sorry, I'm just not a lawyer. But one or two lawyers do discuss at least one other potential problem in one of the threads I've linked to above. It's all I can offer.
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Alexa Smith Banned 11 years ago

Originally Posted by Sarevok

It's all about copyrighting.

If the website is copyrighted, then yes.

If not, then it's all yours baby

This isn't necessarily so.

First, I think you mean "trademarking", not "copyrighting" (domain-names can't be copyrighted).

Secondly, as mentioned above quite repeatedly, with a link to a lawyer's explanation, that isn't the only potential problem, anyway.

Sorry to sound so irascible about it, honestly ... ... but what's the value of these threads to anyone, if people just keep on repeating the same misinformation without even reading what's above?

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RyanLB 11 years ago

I can't imagine what other problems you would have unless there was a trademark on the domain.
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- Alexa Smith Banned 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by RyanLB
  
  I can't imagine what other problems you would have unless there was a trademark on the domain.
  
  Then you might perhaps want to read the threads linked to above, and see what the lawyers posting in one of them have said?
  
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onSubie 11 years ago

Hi

If you mean just because they got the .com first does that mean they own the rights to all the other extensions, then no.

As Alexa said there are possible problems.

Usually a name has to be trademarked in order for someone to "own" the term. If something is trademarked in the U.S. but not the UK that may make a difference.

Follow the links Alexa has suggested.

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Sarevok 11 years ago

It's all about copyrighting.

If the website is copyrighted, then yes.

If not, then it's all yours baby
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- sbucciarel Banned 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Sarevok
  
  It's all about copyrighting.
  
  If the website is copyrighted, then yes.
  
  If not, then it's all yours baby
  
  It's not about copyright. It's about trademark. Copyright has nothing to do a business trademarking a word or series of words as a company name.
  
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  Byron2k12 11 years ago
  
  Yes okay i get what some of you are saying about seeking legal advice and how it may be different regionally but i thought this would apply worldwide when it has to do with a domain that may be a trademark, i used a trademark search engine but it was only for the US and probably wouldn't show EU registered trademarks, i must look for one of these Intellectual Property Lawyers see that is advice thanks.
  
  Anyway there isn't anything wrong with asking on here and being guided in the right direction plus getting an overall better idea of where I stand.
  
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panton439 11 years ago

if you register toyota.co.uk, for example, Toyota can write a letter to registry and they can take this domain from you.
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Lloyd Buchinski 11 years ago

If you couldn't have a domain name because someone had the .com, what would be the point of the other extensions? (Think man, think )

Legal concerns aside of course, but that's a trademark search. It applies to a .com too if you want to register it. You can't just go and register amazon1.com.
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GuerrillaIM 11 years ago

Listen to Alexa she knows her stuff.
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- Byron2k12 11 years ago
  
  Trademarks seem to be the big one after reading that link thanks, i tried doing a trademark search online but i think it only returned US trademarks so i would need to ask the lawyer for a worldwide search and if there are different types of trademarks e.g. regional.
  
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  RSK3000 11 years ago
  
  It really depends on the name. One thing to think about is, if you started to use the .co.uk domain would people be so confused that they would assume your site was connected with the company that owned the .com version of the domain?
  
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