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Colleges' Old Sites for PBN?

by ChristianSites
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I posted a previous question that was similar to this, but I wanted a few more people's thoughts on these.

I have found 2 PR2 (legit) domains that were previously the domains of colleges. These colleges have moved from a .com/net to a .edu domain, and these are the .com/net versions. They, however, have the exact name of the college in them.

Would you take these? Might there be trademark/copyright issues with the domain? Would you pass on them?

Thanks for the input.
#colleges #pbn #sites
  • Profile picture of the author paulgl
    On a case by case basis, maybe. Many top tier colleges protect
    the brand and image. Smaller schools would not. If they
    did not bother to keep the dot com or net, they probably
    don't care. Many colleges or universities have not
    trademarked their college, but could still win a judgement.
    Note: There MUST be a judgement. Many people forget this.

    However, there are many, many colleges with the same name,
    intitials, etc. Some would have a difficult time trademarking
    the brand, and probably would not even get one. One does
    not automatically get a trademark just because one applies for
    one.

    If you used the domain in a way that made it seem you were
    capitalizing, abusing, or otherwise in partner with them, you
    could get in trouble, trademark or not.

    .com and .net are under the jurisdiction of US law, just in case
    you were wondering about foreign ownership.

    Paul
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  • Profile picture of the author hipeopo02
    Originally Posted by ChristianSites View Post


    I have found 2 PR2 (legit) domains

    Curious how you found out what the PR is...

    Do you work for Google?
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    • Profile picture of the author ChristianSites
      Paul - Thanks for your insights here!
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    • Profile picture of the author yukon
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      To be honest I can't imagine a legit college dropping a domain. Maybe it's a hair college?
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