IF this is true very interesting

[equity78]

From SEDO NEWSLETTER



According to Chinese Media, Google is said to have bought the domains google.cn and google.com.cn for 1 million USD. Google first tried to acquire the domain through court, but Chinese authorities disapproved the case. If this deal actually has taken place, we have a new record for .cn-domain sales.

 

[barefoottech]

Is it only me ,but I have no problem with the concept of the right of Peoples Republic of China to determine their own destiny.This includes whether or not to agree to the international conventions regarding copyright and Patents. The US government and individuals take exception at other countries telling the Americans what to do. So why can't Americans do the same and allow a sovereign country to determine it's own rules and regulations.
After all we are talking about .CN & .Com.CN. These are supposed to be ccTLD's for chinese companies and individuals ,not American Companies.

 

[markits]

This thread is about google.com.cn and google.cn domain names, nothing to do with copyright whatsever.
If there was a Chinese net company named "Strangeword.com" and the company was famous in Chinese speaking countries and regions but had never operated their business in English language and English speaking countries. Do you think the company has default legal rights to claim the ownership of domain "strangeword.us" from the owner who has had the name for many years? I don't have a set answer. However, in such a case, if the owner of "strangeword.us" hired a powerful lawyer and successfully protected his ownership, I won't blame the USA authorities and the country.

 

[PoorDoggie]

This thread is about google.com.cn and google.cn domain names, nothing to do with copyright whatsever.

This is a disgussion forum, we digress sometimes!

Very interesting! I used to get sedo newsletters, but I wish I never stopped. Thanks for the info

 

[vimkar]

This thread is about google.com.cn and google.cn domain names, nothing to do with copyright whatsever.
If there was a Chinese net company named "Strangeword.com" and the company was famous in Chinese speaking countries and regions but had never operated their business in English language and English speaking countries. Do you think the company has default legal rights to claim the ownership of domain "strangeword.us" from the owner who has had the name for many years? I don't have a set answer. However, in such a case, if the owner of "strangeword.us" hired a powerful lawyer and successfully protected his ownership, I won't blame the USA authorities and the country.

i agree with you ...

the problem is that the rules aren't the same for all ....

 

[PoorDoggie]

i agree with you ...

the problem is that the rules aren't the same for all ....

I thought that you got a "TM" for different countries. So, strangeworld.cn muight own the China TM to "strangeworld" but someone might also own the TM for it in the USA

 

[primacomputer]

Well, someone in China didn't want anyone to copy oneworldonedream.com

But someone in China did anyway