is there any problems if i registered a domain contain
ebay,youtube,RAPIDSHARE,MEGAUPLOAD,hi5,digg
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is there any problems if i registered a domain contain
ebay,youtube,RAPIDSHARE,MEGAUPLOAD,hi5,digg




Yes, this will be a violation and will amount to legal action.
most likely not:
paypalsucks.com
ebaysucks.com
googles.com
EBAY71.COM is available! And I doubt ebay have "ebay71" trademark![]()



It depends on whether your intent is to confuse people looking for the other site. If so, expect to have lawyers crawling up your **** over it. If not, and I gotta doubt that, then you have nothing to worry about.
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If you use a trademarked name in your business name you may have a problem espcially if your name is confusing to the trademark, competes with the trademark or profits off it.
Your attorney can help advise you as to the strength of the trademark (sometimes there's a trademark but it's not considered strong enough to worry about) and the potential conflict.
You may want to take a look at these articles on the subject:
http://www.nolo.com/article.cfm/obje...1/228/195/ART/
http://inventors.about.com/od/domain...demark_Law.htm
- Ted S


you'll probably know for sure when you receive a cease and desist letter from one of the parties.
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