domain pligg.org

[leadingzero]

1.4 million google results

name of a popular opensource social bookmarking engine.

By itself, what would you appraise this name?

 

[Paid_Posting]

Nothing because of TM issues...?

 

[leadingzero]

what potential conflicts could arise from this if any?

 

[Yoo]

Same here.

 

[Paid_Posting]

This is a clear cut case of cybersquatting if you intend to enter the same niche as Pligg.

 

[leadingzero]

ok, but what would be the value of this domain if it were to be developed separately?

 

[Paid_Posting]

Little to none imo.

 

[holyroller]

ok, but what would be the value of this domain if it were to be developed separately?

How could you develop it in a way that didnt infringe the TM and what would the point be?

 

[sOliver]

How could you develop it in a way that didnt infringe the TM and what would the point be?

you could still develop a pligg based site imo
of course there are tm issues with this domain but since pligg.com is not a pligg site itself I would pm the owners at the pligg forums and ask for permission to use the name for a pligg site, they are very helpful there and I doubt that they will reject more advertising for their cms

 

[zero_haze_au]

How could you develop it in a way that didnt infringe the TM and what would the point be?

Is 'Pligg' even trademarked?

I cant find any trademark for this when i searched.

Quick trademark the name, :hehe:

Anyway people are continually worrying way too much about trademarks without knowing anything about the legal rights of trademarks.

If you seriously want to use this name, even if pligg.com own the Trademark 'Pligg' you CAN still trademark 'PLIGG' aswell, you just need to be in a different industry/class to any industries which is already registered. SIMPLE!

 

[holyroller]

Is 'Pligg' even trademarked?

I cant find any trademark for this when i searched.

Quick trademark the name, :hehe:

Anyway people are continually worrying way too much about trademarks without knowing anything about the legal rights of trademarks.

If you seriously want to use this name, even if pligg.com own the Trademark 'Pligg' you CAN still trademark 'PLIGG' aswell, you just need to be in a different industry/class to any industries which is already registered. SIMPLE!

You don't need to file for a trademark to have an 'unofficial' trademark which can still be legal. If you were to copy pliggs site/idea with pligg.org then they could still sue you.

I suppose the site could be dedicated to pligg templates/plugins, etc.. but you would need to get the permission of the current owners of pligg.com. Either way, to use it for anything pligg related, you are best to get permission.

 

[zero_haze_au]

Thats true, you can claim ownership rights without a trademark by proving you have built up a product / market and brand awareness surrounding the name in question.

Still a little stupid on their behalf if it hasn't been trademarked though, IMO. :hehe:

Also i'm not saying the the .org version can create a pligg site and not get sued, they most likely will. However they can still use the name for a 'Different' industry/product or service.

 

[weblord]

yeah, but not your effort.
all you could do is redirect the site to official pligg site and then let it expire.

1.4 million google results

name of a popular opensource social bookmarking engine.

By itself, what would you appraise this name?