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Will I be sued if I buy a celebrity domain name?
Maybe with local celebrities it won't be a great issue like international
Some might want to buy
Meanwhile you talk here about gentleman codex and ethic, tomorrow each one of these celebrity will push you if you will be on thier way.. its business..Why would it be any less or more wrong with a local celebrity? In fact, it doesn't even need to be a celebrity for it to be wrong! If you are targeting ANY person who uses their name in any way for business then it is WRONG! Even for a dentist or a clown or a taxi driver .. it is wrong if your only purpose of holding the domain is to resell it to any one specific individual!
Sure you could get away with it. Many people don't know about trademarks so they will think they have no option but to pay if they want the domain. Also if you price the domain low enough then they might just think it's easier to buy the domain than to go to court.
BUT ... what you are doing is still unethical and wrong and makes all domain investors look bad. If you do this, then you are a cyber-squatter!
You asked for our opinion .. IT IS A MORALLY BAD THING TO DO .. DO NOT DO IT !!!
Yeah
The one I am looking Is a DJ and it is a female DJ
She already has a well developed website in her name,
At a second thought, if I risk it and am paid well, I will be very happy
Well if I see any issue, then I will just delete the domain, matter settled
Then the answer is yes someone will come after you, that is absolutely a bad faith registration or secondary usage if purchased from someone that did not register in bad faith. So I would avoid that, they don't have to go the UDRP route they could take to court under ACPA and look for $100,000 plus the name.
These names are currently for sale: Mbappe.com, Neymar.com, etc. What do you say about that?
And countless of names like these has been sold in the past. Why?
These names are currently for sale: Mbappe.com, Neymar.com, etc. What do you say about that?
And countless of names like these has been sold in the past. Why?
If these celebs can be over paid kicking football, they shouldn't be mad at me trying to get over paid kicking their assSome people do get rewarded, it all comes down to risk, can you afford not a UDRP but a celebrity who wants to make an example and go after you under the ACPA and get the name and $100,000?
If these celebs can be over paid kicking football, they shouldn't be mad at me trying to get over paid kicking their ass
Yeah, it's easy to see everyone else at the other side as evil and lazy when you have cross the bridgeAnd there are quite a few domainers who contact celebs to let them know when someone has their name. Rick Schwartz and others have outbid others and then gifted the name to the celebrity as well.
He'll take it, thank you, and give you a signature.Ok what am gonna do is I will buy then contact the celebrity and say this " hi am a big fan and I love what you do, you are an inspiration to me and this generation, silver and gold I don't have, but I got a rare and weird gift for you, I have you domain name And I don't intend SELLING it to you, I want you to have it and develop it and generate more revenue for yourself,
If you wish to give me a token I will appreciate, also a signature from you will be better"
What do you think?
Well you have no legal remedy to them getting over paid, they do have a legal remedy against those that trade in their names. And there are quite a few domainers who contact celebs to let them know when someone has their name. Rick Schwartz and others have outbid others and then gifted the name to the celebrity as well.
More like Self Righteousness???
as they are poor
and can't take care of themselves? ...
???
as they are poor
and can't take care of themselves? ...
NoI guess I' rather ask the celeb to donate
a nice sum to a charity
in order to get the domain for free
So much for charity.I guess I' rather ask the celeb to donate
a nice sum to a charity
in order to get the domain for free