Movie domains

[junaid]

i saw a few people registring movie domains, years before the movie would be released. Is it a good idea?

Like would they be getting huge traffic after the movie is released?

 

[Dave_Z]

i saw a few people registring movie domains, years before the movie would be released. Is it a good idea?

Like would they be getting huge traffic after the movie is released?

Likely they'll get traffic, all right. But you'd better come up with a really good
believable BS as to how you came up with the idea of regging it without any
hint whatsoever of the movie.

 

[capiche]

Also, unless the movie ends up being a cult classic(like star wars or something), the traffic is sure to drop off very quickly after it's been out for a while.

 

[omnia]

Putting aside trademark/copyright issues, a slow buildup until release time, a spike while its showing and a decline after the event. Depending on its popularity, a possible baseline of traffic after that. If it bombs badly, so will your traffic in all likelihood, unless you can capture the naysayers.

 

[dgridley]

Better to invest in generic movie domains IMO... I have scififilms.info for example.. more flexibility and longevity. Plus many studios have sites appended to the studio domain these days..

 

[Gerrit]

Aren't film titles trademarks? It would be very easy to think of a film very likely to get a sequel, then just register the name and add a 2 to it. However, once the film is being released, TM rules come into play I guess?

I'd agree about generic film domains being better than a movie title. Generic domains keep their value, unlike titles who are out of the spotlights once the film has passed the moment of hype.