question Facebook messaged me

[Sheries11]

Today, I received a message from Facebook legal department, regarding a domain name that I own which is like : ***ofacebook.com

They said : domain name may be infringing on a trademark for Facebook, and i should respond early for importance.
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I believe that the domain name is *** of acebook ( acebook is not a trademark ) i replied with this part included, and I asked if they would want to buy it.

Any thoughts?

 

[premkumar]

@Sheries11 its depend on which country you reside in. USA, the trouble not worth but other country you just hold your line and don't give it in since it doesn't have Facebook in it, you have good chance but in USA cost of defensing in court outweigh the benefit

 

[Sheries11]

Just try to sell to them (as you prefer so), if they refuse that, then give them for free to be on the safe side.

That is what I'm gonna do. and yes, I'm not from The US

 

[LUP]

That is what I'm gonna do. and yes, I'm not from The US

their trademark applies in many countries

Many comments here are really useless, people .. you should read this instead of talking without any knowledge :

https://www.namecheap.com/blog/help-a-lawyer-threatened-me-about-my-domain-name/

you absolutely an #@$@#$ great

 

[NickB]

He shared a link from Namecheap where it clearly states

1. DON’T write back offering to sell the domain name. This can be used as evidence that you registered the domain name in bad faith in order to sell it to the trademark holder.

And then later in thread agrees with someone who also has no clue what their talking about and says he will try and sell it to them......

 

[Sheries11]

Enjoy your time, the support here doesn't seem to close my account.

I'm just leaving ..

 

[adaaja98]

He shared a link from Namecheap where it clearly states

1. DON’T write back offering to sell the domain name. This can be used as evidence that you registered the domain name in bad faith in order to sell it to the trademark holder.

And then later in thread agrees with someone who also has no clue what their talking about and says he will try and sell it to them......

Just like what i said. He just need a justification, not advice.

 

[jberryhill]

I'm just leaving ..

 

[DNENTREPRENEURS]

if you have lot of happiness in your life and actively looking for bad days then you can keep the domain. I am sure Facebook will fulfill it.

Else, I suggest you to delete the domain.

 

[RogueWriter]

First laugh of the day goes to jberryhill, thank you.

 

[MapleDots]

Enjoy your time, the support here doesn't seem to close my account.

I'm just leaving ..

@Sheries11

I for one am sorry to see you go, please reconsider.
A lot of posts here sound like sarcasm but a lot of us are using your post as an example to future members in similar situations.

I don't think everything is directed to you in a personal way as to get you to quit. If it seems like it please let me be the first one to apologize to you. We truly do mean the best for some of the newer members and we are just trying to make sure that you understand there is no "but" here. There is only one viable conclusion, delete the domain or give it to them.

As long as you post with anything else members will try to educate you to the error of your ways.

That said, maybe you feel strongly and want to pursue this, that is also your right.

In the end I personally would prefer to see you continue and I will ask my fellow members to maybe consider guiding you in a more gentle manner.

Regardless of your decision I wish you luck with your future endeavours.

 

[RogueWriter]

@Sheries11 its depend on which country you reside in. USA, the trouble not worth but other country you just hold your line and don't give it in since it doesn't have Facebook in it, you have good chance but in USA cost of defensing in court outweigh the benefit

This is seriously terrible advice.

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

There are a lot of trademark for Facebook and it’s not only Zuckerberg

go for it

FIGHT THEM OFF

Tesla.com sold 11M
Amazon.se sold 500k

Nissan.com

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

AbTM is a stupid Invention from stupid people

 

[Ostrados]

Would they prefer to pay 5000 : 10000 of dollars suing me? while I'm fine selling it for a $1000 ?

It is not worth the risk! if this turns to a serious case in court then you may be fined way more than that! I remember reading a story about someone that was fined something like $100k for TM infringement and cyber squatting!

 

[premkumar]

This is seriously terrible advice.

I understand but each case is different and has its own merits. example include apple fined for using brand Apple in brazil(which owned by some other local phone company
Nissan owned by Individual and won the case
Their are many cases, were UDRP went against complaints even though they own exact name in their country extension, example Abdul basit won a UDRP for kitchen Design domain.

About this case the word "Ace" in AceBook is is a English word and different from "Face" not some typo, its a popular word.

bold cold fold gold hold mold sold can you say that, someone with domain word OLD is typo of SOLD COLD etc

 

[CJ6]

Can you do us a favor? Whatever you decide to do, please come back here and tell us what happens. Let us know if they buy the domain or try to get even with you through UDRP.

 

[johnn]

Here is what you need to do. I am sure you will like it.
1. Cancel your Namepros account here
2. Try to sell the name to Facebook for $1,000
3. Come back here and create a new account after you lost your car and your house
4. We will setup an account GoFundMe for you

Make sure you do that in this order.
See you later.

 

[Mr. Deleted]

By the way, i have names with "face". I have names with "book". But never together to form the trademark.

I have FBmachine, but its not "facebook machine" - my old employer, an internet marketer started a site on that domain to help people learn how to market on Facebook. I suppose if this OP started a gambling site, the "Ace" term could be used, but its a long shot. Book could be your bookie. But since he has the F in front of "ace" its a domain name which includes "facebook.com" as part of the url. Again, its a long shot.

 

[MapleDots]

I have FBmachine, but its not "facebook machine" - my old employer, an internet marketer started a site on that domain to help people learn how to market on Facebook. I suppose if this OP started a gambling site, the "Ace" term could be used, but its a long shot. Book could be your bookie. But since he has the F in front of "ace" its a domain name which includes "facebook.com" as part of the url. Again, its a long shot.

I remember when I ran a Mercedes-Benz franchise that anyone using Mercedes or Benz in any way shape or form had a chance at getting a nice letter from corporate head office. Even the letters MB were targeted if it was a site directed at Mercedes-Benz. They are often referred to as MB and even making a site like MBCars would put you at risk, it was strictly up to the guys at corporate if they decided to go after you. They will often proceed with legal just to send a warning to others. There were even Mercedes fan sites that had to change their name. Others were left alone, it was quite random sometimes but if you struck the ire of head office for any reason you were targeted with legal.

So even something like FBmachine if it implies facebook and talks about facebook could be targeted. On the off chance that facebook loses you still have to defend yourself and spend thousands on legal. The next guy will look at that and drop it when asked.

That my friend us how corporate works, I was there for over 20 years and was quite often privy to legal disputes over trademarks.

 

[Mr. Deleted]

So even something like FBmachine if it implies facebook and talks about facebook could be targeted. On the off chance that facebook loses you still have to defend yourself and spend thousands on legal. The next guy will look at that and drop it when asked.

https://web.archive.org/web/20110601170142/http://www.fbmachine.com/

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