apple takes Domain names

rocknrollo · 01-08-2010, 07:30 AM

Better stay away from names apple wants IE trademark infringements

Apple Seizes 16 Domain Names From A Guy In One Fell Swoop

The Restorer · 01-08-2010, 07:47 AM

interesting news.

maxeaus · 01-08-2010, 08:03 AM

There are some seriously ignorant fools commenting on that article on the site, most do not have a clue, heres a couple,

bob e - January 7th, 2010 at 8:09 pm PST hehe i own macproguide.com – come on lousy apple – come after me!

K - January 8th, 2010 at 4:49 am PST I own iphonessuck.com I wonder if they’ll come after me. I doubt it with the negative publicity they’d end up with.

WARNING, this site is RUDE!

LOL, i can see Apple squashing these guys like a bug.

wussadotcom · 01-08-2010, 08:19 AM

Originally Posted by maxeaus

There are some seriously ignorant fools commenting on that article on the site, most do not have a clue, heres a couple,

bob e - January 7th, 2010 at 8:09 pm PST hehe i own macproguide.com – come on lousy apple – come after me!

K - January 8th, 2010 at 4:49 am PST I own iphonessuck.com I wonder if they’ll come after me. I doubt it with the negative publicity they’d end up with.

WARNING, this site is RUDE!

LOL, i can see Apple squashing these guys like a bug.

I dunno about Macproguide but I don't think Apple can do anything about Iphonesuck.com
Also just take note that those may not be the actual owners but competitors that want Apple to sue off their competitors asses

maxeaus · 01-08-2010, 09:01 AM

Good point!

But anyone stupid enough to make sites like this is probably also stupid enough to post about it IMO.

Arjun · 01-08-2010, 09:05 AM

Originally Posted by maxeaus

Good point!
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/industry-news/632988-apple-takes-domain-names.html

But anyone stupid enough to make sites like this is probably also stupid enough to post about it IMO.

Amen!

...but I don't see how a simple name like iPodbarbatos can be wanted by Apple.com ?

Stupidity, isn't it?

DubDubDubDot · 01-10-2010, 12:20 AM

This is SyntheticRhyme of eBay fame. I've seen that MacBookPro domain of his in the past and figured this was only a matter of time.

Originally Posted by maxeaus

There are some seriously ignorant fools commenting on that article on the site, most do not have a clue

It's pretty shocking to see the overwhelming support of TM domains in their comments. They could be a case study as to why so many domainer noobs see nothing wrong with TM domains.

exsedo · 01-10-2010, 03:01 AM

Originally Posted by DubDubDubDot

This is SyntheticRhyme of eBay fame. I've seen that MacBookPro domain of his in the past and figured this was only a matter of time.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=632988

It's pretty shocking to see the overwhelming support of TM domains in their comments. They could be a case study as to why so many domainer noobs see nothing wrong with TM domains.

Not enough condemnation of the practice by people who know better. Out and out Tm domains including brands like Apple are one thing, typo's of brands are another. Both are designed to do the same thing. ie. steal someone elses traffic.
Why don't search engines, parking companies, domainers etc make a concerted effort to wipe the practice out ?
Simple. They are making vast amounts of money from the practice.

= The root of all evil and killer of ethics and morals.

**enlytend** · 01-10-2010, 03:45 AM

Quote:

Why don't search engines, parking companies, domainers etc make a concerted effort to wipe the practice out ?
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=632988
Simple. They are making vast amounts of money from the practice.

Registrars are making vast amounts of money from the practice too. They couldn't (afaik) legally prevent anyone from registering names with well-known marks, but if they made the slightest attempt to educate/warn they could probably deter some clueless noobs from heading down that path.

jake123 · 01-10-2010, 04:00 AM

Two of the domains seem like stretch, are mac and pod registered? They must use content to prove the apple connect of mac, if the site macfriend featured burgers, they might have other problems?

macfriend.com
redipods.com

I heard somewhere that ebay sends out an immediate warning when any domain containing ebay appears. Say hotelbythEBAY.com

Peter · 01-10-2010, 05:33 AM

Originally Posted by wussadotcom

I dunno about Macproguide but I don't think Apple can do anything about Iphonesuck.com
Also just take note that those may not be the actual owners but competitors that want Apple to sue off their competitors asses

If he simply owned iphonesucks then I am sure that Apple would not have been able to seize the domain name but in context of it being a part of a collection of domain names that he owned that infringed Apples trademark I think they were quite right in being able to seize it.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=632988

If you register domains that infringe a companies trademark you have to accept that you will likely lose them.

DubDubDubDot · 01-10-2010, 06:34 PM

Originally Posted by jake123

are mac and pod registered?

Apple is aggressive towards anything pod that is technology related, and that includes websites that are not specifically about tech topics.

labrocca · 01-10-2010, 06:55 PM

Lots of stupidity in that thread. It shows us how those outside the domaining world really have no clue.

GardsJr · 01-11-2010, 02:37 AM

I don't think the problem was what the domains were but the amount of domains that had even distant ties to Apple. Just what I think anyway.

exsedo · 01-11-2010, 03:43 AM

The use of the full Trademarked term ie 'ipod' + any generic word would satisfy the confusion part of the claim. For example ' ipodbanana '.

ecalc · 01-11-2010, 12:23 PM

Originally Posted by Arjun

I don't see how a simple name like iPodbarbatos can be wanted by Apple.com ?

Apple doesn't want ipodbarbatos.com - it's not registered. Apple filed and won a NAF complaint for ipodsbaratos.com, Spanish translation = cheap ipods. Side note - losing respondent Bijan is still listed in whois as registrant.

smghost001 · 01-11-2010, 04:36 PM

yes registrars are definitely making a lot of money by not providing some decent info re tm infringement! that said, all it takes is to spend 5minutes reading abt regging and buying domains and it's always at the top of the list.. i'm sure the guy knew what he was doing.. probably just hoping he'd get lucky

gafadi · 01-12-2010, 04:54 AM

its funny to red the comments below the article

Arjun · 01-12-2010, 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by ecalc

Apple doesn't want ipodbarbatos.com - it's not registered. Apple filed and won a NAF complaint for ipodsbaratos.com, Spanish translation = cheap ipods. Side note - losing respondent Bijan is still listed in whois as registrant.

my bad.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=632988

I didn't know it meant cheap iPods.

Thanks, ecalc!

syntheticrhyme · 01-12-2010, 12:33 PM

Today, I woke up to find out I was headlining a news story in the Washington Post. So here is my response to that story:

YouTube - BOYCOTT APPLE!

Ms Domainer · 01-12-2010, 01:27 PM

*

Sorry for your kids, but I have no sympathy for you.

Apple is in the right here.

*

exsedo · 01-12-2010, 01:45 PM

There are millions of people in the world far worse of than you, but not all of them turn to crime.
You should have done the responsible thing when you learned that what you were doing was wrong. Either delete the domains or let them expire.
Anyway, it's a lesson learned, and I wish you the best of luck with your music career.

the dot stop · 01-12-2010, 02:01 PM

Originally Posted by syntheticrhyme

Today, I woke up to find out I was headlining a news story in the Washington Post. So here is my response to that story:

YouTube - BOYCOTT APPLE!

You were definitely wrong.
That was their name, You should have learned from your mistake a long time ago.

If I could make $10 or even $100 by Registering Synthetichyme.com,
or your actual
name, or your kids names, or your wifes name...
Would that be right?
Of course not!

What if I owned all of those domains,
You took me to court and won them all from me,
then I created a YouTube video,
and asked everyone to Boycott your ebay Business, and/or your Music?
Doesn't that sound prety silly to you.

Listen, I like you.
I have had some very good communications/transactions with you.
I actually viewed your video because I like you and have respect for you,
but I think you need to re-think your response.

and just like the previous Post says...
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=632988
I also wish you the best of luck w/your music.

Take Care, Bro.

Peter · 01-12-2010, 03:19 PM

You were blatantly infringing their trademark. Why should apple do you any favours?

***SpareDomains*** · 01-12-2010, 03:57 PM

owning any domain with a major mark google, apple, microsoft, etc... is just a ticking time bomb until they are taken as all the major companies monitor their marks, you may run it for a while but eventually it will catch up, reading the legal section will show quite a few of us have warned against these type of domains as being high risk, good luck to you but I think you are in the wrong, would be nice to get a letter before they take action but they don't have to provide one and considering their budget probably wanna make examples out of people infringing on their mark as that would be more of a deterrent than just asking for them back with zero penalty.

01-08-2010, 07:30 AM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
rocknrollo NamePros Regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 860	apple takes Domain names Better stay away from names apple wants IE trademark infringements Apple Seizes 16 Domain Names From A Guy In One Fell Swoop

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maxeaus Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 1,800	There are some seriously ignorant fools commenting on that article on the site, most do not have a clue, heres a couple, bob e - January 7th, 2010 at 8:09 pm PST hehe i own macproguide.com – come on lousy apple – come after me! K - January 8th, 2010 at 4:49 am PST I own iphonessuck.com I wonder if they’ll come after me. I doubt it with the negative publicity they’d end up with. WARNING, this site is RUDE! LOL, i can see Apple squashing these guys like a bug. __________________ Drez Media Last edited by maxeaus; 01-08-2010 at 08:09 AM.

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maxeaus Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 1,800	Good point! But anyone stupid enough to make sites like this is probably also stupid enough to post about it IMO. __________________ Drez Media

01-10-2010, 06:55 PM	#13 (permalink)
labrocca NamePros Expert Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 6,268 Follow @supportforums	Lots of stupidity in that thread. It shows us how those outside the domaining world really have no clue. __________________ :$: Support Forum <-- My latest endeavor.:loveyou: Debate Forums Free Online Sudoku My vBum Blog

01-11-2010, 03:43 AM	#15 (permalink)
exsedo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: England Posts: 2,668	The use of the full Trademarked term ie 'ipod' + any generic word would satisfy the confusion part of the claim. For example ' ipodbanana '. __________________ Unenforceable Loan ?-Desktop 3D Printer- Top 20 Coupons

01-08-2010, 07:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
The Restorer NamePros Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oldham, UK Posts: 184	interesting news.

01-10-2010, 04:00 AM	#10 (permalink)
jake123 New Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 22	Two of the domains seem like stretch, are mac and pod registered? They must use content to prove the apple connect of mac, if the site macfriend featured burgers, they might have other problems? macfriend.com redipods.com I heard somewhere that ebay sends out an immediate warning when any domain containing ebay appears. Say hotelbythEBAY.com

01-11-2010, 02:37 AM	#14 (permalink)
GardsJr New Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 6	I don't think the problem was what the domains were but the amount of domains that had even distant ties to Apple. Just what I think anyway.

01-11-2010, 04:36 PM	#17 (permalink)
smghost001 NamePros Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 142	yes registrars are definitely making a lot of money by not providing some decent info re tm infringement! that said, all it takes is to spend 5minutes reading abt regging and buying domains and it's always at the top of the list.. i'm sure the guy knew what he was doing.. probably just hoping he'd get lucky __________________ Scientific Calculator - SciCalculator.com Dns For Sale: Fuelcooler/s(.dot)com - RuralRiding(.dot)com - AttackTank(.dot)com - Foredoomed(.dot)com - SavingCalories(.dot)com - FairDealFinder(.dot)com

01-12-2010, 04:54 AM	#18 (permalink)
gafadi NamePros Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 469	its funny to red the comments below the article

01-12-2010, 12:33 PM	#20 (permalink)
syntheticrhyme NamePros Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 243	My Response, To Apple Inc Today, I woke up to find out I was headlining a news story in the Washington Post. So here is my response to that story: YouTube - BOYCOTT APPLE! __________________ http://danielbijan.com

01-12-2010, 01:27 PM	#21 (permalink)
Ms Domainer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,467	* Sorry for your kids, but I have no sympathy for you. Apple is in the right here. * __________________ Food for Thought So live that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.

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exsedo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: England Posts: 2,668	There are millions of people in the world far worse of than you, but not all of them turn to crime. You should have done the responsible thing when you learned that what you were doing was wrong. Either delete the domains or let them expire. Anyway, it's a lesson learned, and I wish you the best of luck with your music career. __________________ Unenforceable Loan ?-Desktop 3D Printer- Top 20 Coupons

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Peter NamePros Expert Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 5,074	You were blatantly infringing their trademark. Why should apple do you any favours? __________________ Manage your portfolio using my new Domain Portfolio Management script. Securing Your Domain Name From Theft

01-12-2010, 03:57 PM	#25 (permalink)
*SpareDomains* Business Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 2,462	owning any domain with a major mark google, apple, microsoft, etc... is just a ticking time bomb until they are taken as all the major companies monitor their marks, you may run it for a while but eventually it will catch up, reading the legal section will show quite a few of us have warned against these type of domains as being high risk, good luck to you but I think you are in the wrong, would be nice to get a letter before they take action but they don't have to provide one and considering their budget probably wanna make examples out of people infringing on their mark as that would be more of a deterrent than just asking for them back with zero penalty.

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