Youtube.net

[fleaking]

My friend owns the domain name Youtube.net, he is a newbie in the industry and is getting sued by Youtube.com right now, so he asked me for help today.

he doesn't park Youtube.net, instead, he uses it as the web address of an affiliate website selling weight-loss products.

Is this considered as a bad faith?
I have no idea on it because I never registered a domain name like this (I like only generic ones)...
can anyone please give a suggestion to my friend,
thanks!

 

[AGS]

LMFAO there is even tubeyou.com

And that redirects to another site for quess what............video clips :lol:

 

[DNQuest.com]

I would try researching ways you can stall them long enough to make some more cash than hand it over. (

For clarification, the TM holder can sue for all monies aquired from use and sale of a domain, plus loss of revenue, punitive damages and legal fees. The Lanham Act can also have a fine of up to $100,000.00 per domain.

 

[theklub]

Ebay off the domain NOW, keep the money and let the next guy deal with the legal issues.

 

[DNQuest.com]

Ebay off the domain NOW, keep the money and let the next guy deal with the legal issues.

Such a short sentence, but the implications are huge....

1 - Selling a domain does not absolve the owner from liability

2 - You will still be subject to all the penalties associated with squatting (loss of revenue, punitive damages, legal fees of the TM holder, Lanhan Act violation of $100,000.00 per domain)

3 - If you receive a C+D and sell the domain without notifying the buyer, this is open you up to liability of fraud since you were already notified that you may not have rights to the domain. let alone to sell it.

4 - So the buyer can hold you liable for non-disclosure and fraud, and in turn pay the buyers legal fees, return of his purchase price, punitive damages.

So would you care to restate your sentence?

 

[theklub]

Yeh sure sell the domain and then go into hiding?

 

[DNQuest.com]

Yeh sure sell the domain and then go into hiding?

huh???

 

[touchring]

How about you take a look at the website that is hosted on http://www.adsense.com, then if you still cant work it out, Google dont own it (read the bottom).

Also, just because a trademark hasnt been filed, it doesnt mean they have no intellectual rights over the domain. I doubt your friend would of registered it if youtube.com didnt exist, thus giving you a basis for a registration in "bad faith".

Hehe, from what i see, it's Google that is infringing upon their company name.

 

[MadAboutDomains]

Whilst everyones been droaning on... has there been any news about this case recently?