Trademark lawsuit.

veneficus

veneficus

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Hey guys, i'm sure people get sued time from time here. My buddy is getting sued i think for using a url like cnnnews13.com. He want's to know if he should just get a local lawyer, or if anyone of you knows a better one online.

Any help would be appreciated.

PM me if you have any information.
 


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tell him to redirect the domain to an index.html that has

<font face="tahoma" size="8"><b>LOL</b></font><br>
<meta HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" content="1; url=http://makemoniesonline.com">

on it
 
For a real answer...

I got a notice from State Farm as i own StateFarmPrint.com i had my lawyer write them a letter saying that we in no way are trying to use their good name to our benefit and they backed off (wanted me to transfer to them and pay them some monies etc)

Now if your friend is trying to use the CNN name to get people to go there believing that it is the "CNN" then he probably has a problem....

But get a lawyer for sure!
 
(O_o) said:
tell him to redirect the domain to an index.html that has

<font face="tahoma" size="8"><b>LOL</b></font><br>
<meta HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" content="1; url=http://makemoniesonline.com">

on it
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lmao that would be good, I'm not wasting my 500th Post on this thread, someone hit me up PM, I know you bastards get sued weekly.

Edit: My real question is should he get a local lawyer, or an online lawyer who really knows trademark.
 
Maybe this sounds stupid, but couldn't he just take the site down and have that be the end of it?
 
^^^this

He doesn't need a lawyer. If he's getting sued, actually like filed in court sued by CNN over something he did with the domain cnnnews13.com he needs to turn over the domain and beg for mercy. That is, if he's being actually sued -- there's no need for them to sue him in light of the fact that WIPO proceedings would just take the domain from him for $1,500 with virtually no discussion -- there is no legit use of the phrase "CNN news" that does not relate to the company CNN. Any argument against that would be patiently sat through, and then disregarded.

If he has a basic C&D, vs actually having been sued, then he might talk to an attorney about it. But if he's doing some stupid shit he shouldn't be doing on an obvious TM domain as in the example, he should just immediately turn over the domain and go do something smart with his life, before shit gets expensive. No need to waste time or money on a lawyer when you know you're wrong.


Frank
 
I see the term sued being thrown around a lot in these sort of cases. Is he ACTUALLY being sued, or did he just receive a C&D?

If it's the latter, he doesn't need an attorney, he can simply cease using the domain and all will be fine (or if he thinks he's in the right, basically tell them so). If he really is/was doing something dumb with the domain, he should probably look into some legal assistance.
 
What about the FacebookCreeps.com? Just saw that one today. Even though it hasn't been up long, I'm still surprised FB hasn't taken them down yet.

Better yet, I hear they're extorting people. After they (someone) post fraudulent material, they contact you asking for $100 to take it down... Go figure.
 
I recently handed over a domain for the first time, not worth the hassle.. will not be buying any domains with "marks" in them in the future.
 
If it is parody I think he is protected. Countless examples of that. But anything else and its curtains.
 
They key to buying tradermarked domains is to host them in the Bahamas and live in a 3rd world country where the national language is not English. C&D? Snail mail it in Russian please.

Most of my MFA sites have trademarked names in them but since these are review sites I'm protected just like paypalsucks.com
 
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