URL "stealing"
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- jimbojones0
if you own a trade mark you can cease & desist, otherwise...
- in Australia you can cease and desist without trademark if it is proven that its "affecting your business."_me_
- winnie_the_shit0
you guys are dumb.
.com and .biz are NOT the same url.
There is nothing you can do about that.How can he be running the same name as you? If your actual company name is registered in Canada you have ownership over it.
But that ownership doesn't extend to URL's.
- MarleyMarl0
Get over yourself.
- winnie_the_shit0
OMG SOME1 JST RGSTRD
ATTKFTHZMBIZ.TX
THATS MY NAME!
- MarleyMarl0
your name is MSTRPLN his is M.ST.RPL.N. different names. Get over it.
- WeLoveNoise0
mstrpln - have u actually trademarked ur name ?
may be something in that- It doesn't have to be a registered trademark to have rights in the trademark.ribit
- he may have the rights to trade under that name tho meaning no other multimedia company can do so.WeLoveNoise
- that's trademarkribit
- ribit0
Trademark and trade dress seem much more important here than the domain name.
- spendogg0
hey MSTR you worked on the Adidas site? killer shit
- ximeraLabs0
I've been getting spammy emails recently about registrars in China "warning" me that "someone" is going to register my domain names, but with the .cn extension and offering me the opportunity to buy them first at "favourable prices" I lulz.
- MSTRPLN0
if all else fails, http://www.nopattern.mexico is a viable option .....
- section_0140
You could win a case against them easy. Provided you have copyrighted and trademarked your name. The case would be over in 5 minutes. Even if it's not trademarked, you would probably still win, but it would be more difficult.
- psenso0
i quite like
MSTRPL.NZ
be down with the youf
- baseline_shift0
both in montreal, too. Interesting...
- about 10 minutes away from me right now.MSTRPLN
- yeah, i mean if it was in miami, it wouldnt be a big deal really. But due to the proximity, you might have a case for the C&D mentioned above.baseline_shift
- C&D mentioned above.baseline_shift
- 391831250
Reminds me of the today show taking me TodayNow and making it today now!
Fucking losers stop watching their program now... it's bullshit for the brain anyway!
- dibec0
Deal with it. It sucks dude, but that is part of the internet world. The name "dibec" is now a damn dj name, some japanese school, a freaking electronics store, some Scandinavian research company.
Yeah ... so just wait. It will get worse. =P
- GeorgesII0
"creative minds in development"
oohh god, I smell bs
- zarkonite0
dude, let's go kick his ass!
It's one thing to mess with someone a plan ride away but if he's in your 'hood there's only one solution to this problem.
- WeLoveNoise0
u not think this is more of a molicious thing
ie: this guy prob doesnt exist but if someone shud click on his link and his details are very similar to urs - this could make u look back.kinda passing u off in a subtle way
- I assume he is using my rep in this city to gain clientsMSTRPLN
- more the other way i think. destroying ur rep as a designer in the off chance that a potential client sees that site insteadWeLoveNoise
- insteadWeLoveNoise
- True.MSTRPLN
- eryx0
I say you talk to the guy, tell him you will buy him an alternative URL if he give you the .biz one.
If he is in the same city I am sure it going to be a pain for him too. If he is a dick after that than throw the book at him.