Intriguing Question!!!

[Lewstar]

As you can see, I am a NP Established Member, but in name only. After domaining a couple of months a dozen years ago, though, l was forced to jettison domaining for a more family-caretaking job.

I just hooked up a few months ago with domaining, as l have a bit more free time and still really enjoy domaining. I know, Lew, cut to the chase!

Okay. I just received an e-mail from WildWestDomains telling me my ownership
of “TheRealHousewivesOfAtlanta.com” was about to expire. I didn’t even know I owned that domain, or that the “Real Housewives” series were still on, or that “The Real Houewives Of Atlanta,” which is in its 11th season, is the most-popular of the series.

I couldn’t pull up the domain in my laptop. In fact, l couldn’t pull up the .coms of any of “The Real Housewives” Series—if they exist.

I’m wondering if l should renew my ownership; or if doing so is futile, as l have no legal right; or after a certain time (almost 12 years in my case), some sort of statue of limitations takes precedence.

Back in the day, I know it was majorly taboo to use Proper Names of well-known people or products—unless quite common. However, recently l saw a Flippa display ad touting as one of its primo domain names—Kardashian-Kanye.com.

I immediately went to the NP Domain Beginners section and asked if such a domain name was legal if owned by anyone but KK or KW—or both. I got 97 Views but no answers, which surprised me.

However, ever since, the great majority of NP members have been most helpful although every now and then l do receive a pompous and/or sarcastic reply (like, “Research it yourself, like l did!)

Say what!? Hey, I major in sardonicism, and l can’t help but fight fire with fire—but, by and large, NamePro’s members are definitely Good Samaritans!!!

And thanks for your valuable time—if you’re still here.

Lew

 

[cooljub]

I think it would boil down to whether you regged it before the show started, but anyhow, I'm guessing the phrase is synonymous with the show? And they haven't felt the need to own the name up to now. And then, who else could use it?

 

[Lewstar]

Good point, my friend. I was thinking the same thing. What would anyone want to do with the domain name? None of the “Real Housewives” have a web site—and I’m guessing most TV shows don’t.

I checked “GameofThrones.com” and immediately a quite-official-looking “Game of Thrones Viewing Guide” appeared, obviously a site developed by the show.

Thanks for the input.