Help: I own the abbreviation to a major multinational media entity

[AndreBuyer]

*I am going to tell you all the names since I am not in negotiations and I'll just edit it out once this thread dies or if it is a problem*

I own the abbreviation to Fox Latin American Channels as flac.io, they own the flac.com but they do not own flac.net. Flac.com doesn't even have the website and Fox Latin America Channels it is under Fox International.com.

I also own flacstream.com and flacstreams.com and the .io.

But I brought FLAC thinking of the music files and I am looking for buyers of these names.

Should I contact them and tell them I own their name or they obviously do not care about the name because they let someone else hold the .net?

Can you be sued for owning an abbreviation to a trademarked company?

 

[biggie]

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Can you be sued for owning an abbreviation to a trademarked company?

if your intent in purchasing was to profit by selling to them, then..... what do you think?

also, if the own the .com, then why do they need or want .io, especially if they didn't get the .net?


geez


imo....

 

[AndreBuyer]

if your intent in purchasing was to profit by selling to them, then..... what do you think?

also, if the own the .com, then why do they need or want .io, especially if they didn't get the .net?


geez


imo....

No, I didn't know they own the flac.com, FLAC is a commonly known as a music file. I just didn't know who owned flac.com until I did a whois check.

The question is, since Fox Latin American Channels is rebranded or put under the wing of Fox International.com, does that dead the abbreviation? As in, they absolutely don't care for it and they absolutely don't need it.

I know I ain't going to go up to them be like "Hey, I accidentally registered your abbreviation to your Latin American stations, do you want it? Also .net is owned by somebody else."

Plus, I am pretty sure that domainers register LLL and LLLL to catch an abbreviation, I just happened to catch one.

 

[biggie]

you caught a .io, not a .com

 

[AndreBuyer]

you caught a .io, not a .com

That's not the point. I am asking can I sell it without any legal trouble.

 

[cocaseco]

IMO, yes you can sell. But I would delete this thread personally. FLAC can stand for anything. Maybe you are the president of Farmers Looking at Aphid Cultures. Nobody can universally say what an abbreviation is for. UNLESS you post about it in a public forum that will be indexed for the remainder of time. Plus, even if there were a TM issue, its about TV and as you said, your use might be music files.

I can't imagine Fox being interested if they own the .com and it hasn't even been developed, but you never know. But once you ask, you are on their radar. I'm personally more of a beg forgiveness, than ask permission guy. But then I don't post every thought I have on the internet either