And Ebay would still have to prove Filterbay it's confusingly similar. The burden to prove their case is still there.
Again...it would be wise for domainers to finally become legitimate TM holders and established their own rights. Why assume I won't have ads? One point in obtaining TM is commercial usage. If anything I would be certain to add advertisers.
If the bill passes I would careful survey my portfolio...probably remove a few from parking, create a logo, add some ads and get some site running to establish my rights. I build 3-5 sites a month..I would just have to step it up a bit. I would probably let some obvious stuff drop too. No big deal. I lose a little income to ensure I am legit and legal. The stuff I would let drop is risky domains anyways. I am sure that's the same for many domainers. They fear their cybersquatting gray area days are numbered...and they are right too.
I am probably one of the few domainers here that considers himself more of a webmaster than anything else. Too many here aren't developers. They park their portfolio's and try to get people to buy their domains. It's not honorable. It's not what the internet was created for. It's an abuse of the system. This bill could end that. Sorry domainers..yer screwed. Eventually you might have to write some html.
