Tumblr porn crackdown
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- rabbit0
I built this over the past few days, its all working in the backend (you can create your own blog in seconds on nsfwtumblr.com sub-domain), and you can post different status updates (image, link, quote, text) directly from the browser.
You will also be able to import your old Tumblr. Spread the word, give me love, hate, ideas.
Just need to tidy up a lot of things, thus the countdown. Plan to launch in a week. Its running off EC2 so will scale well.
Email me if you are interested in knowing when you can sign up and get your subdomain etc.
I built this in response to the title of this thread!
- Excuse me while I say "damn son, you ah'ight!"TheGreatGlorpo
- detritus0
I foresee litigation in your none-too-distant future.
- why? the name is not tumblr.
its an entirely new word. one word nsfwtumblr - it has to do with porn. nothing to do with tumblr. lol.rabbit - loll, i assume you are talking about the name including the word tumblr?rabbit
- yup. tumblr will love bending you over on this23kon
- lol.rabbit
- see bottom of this page!rabbit
- why? the name is not tumblr.
- uuuuuu0
so will this nsfwtumblr aggregate the nsfw content from tumblr and allow adult tumblr users to add their actual tumblr to it so that it could be found and indexed in one place? or are you planning an adult blogging service separate from tumblr?
- users can import their adult tumblr into this nsfwtumblr where it will be indexed by google and within the communityrabbit
- ...nsfwtumblr communityrabbit
- so its a separate service that you import tumblr into? i thought it might be a place to find nsfw tumblr contentuuuuuu
- because if it just aggregated tumblr content i don't think there would be a trademark problemuuuuuu
- the idea was it was a seperate service for nsfw content people want to blog, to aid in take up i was allowing people to import their exisiting tumblr blograbbit
- ....their exisiting nsfw tumblr blogsrabbit
- ********0
tumblr inc has registered word marks for 'tumblr' in the resp. domains. they will definetely defend their word mark. they have a watertight case. you will have to abandon the name sooner or later. there is no way around it.
you should do yourself a favor and go for another name now before it's going to cost you.
- rabbit0
you can actually already register right now to see how it works. if you do, let me know here because at the moment i have to manually enable sub domains due to my EC2 server not propagated yet....
http://nsfwtumblr.com/wp-signup.…
obviously major beta atm.
- i will activate your sub domain and off you go! ;) takes 20 seconds to registerrabbit
- rabbit0
here is an example of a blog i just created :)
- uuuuuu0
well good for them I guess.
I still think a go to site for all adult content on tumblr would be a good idea. aggregate content based on tags and make a list of links that could be added to. call it nsfwtumblr... or something.
- TheGreatGlorpo0
Agree. I don't think you should kill the idea. I love porn, the easier you can make it to find the better.
- youngdesigner0
Yeah needs a better name though. fappr or something.
Seriously, this is a niche waiting to be dominated. Sure there is video, but what about porn blogging?
- rabbit0
hey guys, thanks for all your input.
Well I will continue to build on this even though tumblr has allowed its nsfw/adult tags to be indexable again. I tend to agree with youngdesigner, I think it is a niche waiting to be dominated.
I have no doubts something will change in the Tumblr adulat tag space soon....i jut dont see yahoo continuing with such content (even though they should, of course)!
- I think you're got the law on your side. Constitution protects parody.boobs
- ********0
- rabbit0
Hi guys!
I have decided to keep going with this anyway, and I am giving QBN exclusive access, and am inviting you to now register and create your very own nsfwtumblr blog.
Can someone make my day and create a blog called qbn.nsfwtumblr.com blog for me!? =) I have just put a few hours into this and would love to see a real world registration hahah
It is now all hosted on AWS and will scale nicely :)
Signup:
http://nsfwtumblr.com/wp-signup.…Let me know what you think, obviously MAJOR MAOR beta atm, this is not really public yet lol
- damn, dont bother signing up yet, DNS prop is being slow, and i need a verifed emailer from AWS! Will let you know...rabbit
- rabbit0
Ok guys, the site is now up and running and you can now all register, yay!
So register and start your very own NSFW blog right away :)
http://nsfwtumblr.com/
- rabbit0
So I received this, this morning:
Dear Mr #%$$#%#
This letter is being written to you on behalf of our client Tumblr, Inc. (“Tumblr”). Tumblr is the owner of widely recognized trademark rights in the TUMBLR trademark. Indeed, Tumblr has secured numerous registrations for that mark, including the following registration in the United States Patent & Trademark Office: Registration Nos. 3714214, 4319728, 4341002, and 4341003, and the following registrations in Australia: Registration Nos. 1295070, 1474954, and 1507377. Tumblr has used the TUMBLR mark in connection with a variety of online services, including social networking services, advertising and marketing services, blogging services, and other related services, each of which are covered by trademark registrations. Through this use and the popularity of Tumblr’s products and services, the TUMBLR trademark has become firmly associated with Tumblr in the minds of the public.
In Tumblr, Inc. v. Kim, Case No. D2013-0440, available at http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domai…, the panelist stated:
The Panel recognizes that as of the date of the filing of the Complaint, the Complainant’s Tumblr platform hosts over 91 million blogs with over 140 million unique visitors per month. The term “tumblr” is a coined word, having no meaning other than as a mark denoting the goods and services of the Complainant. It is also recognized that the Complainant has continuously and extensively used, advertised, marketed and promoted the Complainant’s mark both within the United States and in foreign countries. In light of the fact above, the Panel recognizes that the Complainant’s mark has obtained goodwill enough to identify and distinguish its goods and services.
Furthermore, in Tumblr, Inc. v. Kimber, Case No. D2012-0609, available at http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domai…, the panelist confirmed that the “TUMBLR services enjoy[] a substantial degree of public recognition.”
Despite the foregoing, Tumblr has recently learned that you have registered the domain names nsfwtumblr.com, tumblradult.com, and tumblrnsfw.com (the “Infringing Domain Names”) and that you intend to launch a website to be located at the nsfwtumblr.com domain name which will directly compete with Tumblr’s business. Tumblr contends that your use and exploitation of the Infringing Domain Names constitutes willful trademark infringement, cybersquatting, trademark dilution, and unfair competition. Consumers who become aware of your website and the Infringing Domain Names may erroneously believe that your services and/or online activities are licensed, sponsored, or authorized by Tumblr. Furthermore, your use of the Infringing Domain Names dilutes the distinctiveness of the TUMBLR trademark by trading on the goodwill and reputation that the public associates with Tumblr.
Your bad faith intent to profit from the fame of the TUMBLR mark and from Tumblr’s online business is made clear by your registration of three separate domain names each of which feature the TUMBLR mark, as well as your comments in the chat room at http://www.qbn.com/topics/682111… regarding your intended use of the nsfwtumblr.com domain name. Tumblr considers your infringing conduct to be extremely damaging to its rights and reputation.
If you have any question as to your liability under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act as well as other laws, we call to your attention the following cases decided under ICANN’s Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (“UDRP”): Tumblr, Inc. v. Xiaobing, Case No. FA1303001492271, available at http://domains.adrforum.com/doma… (ordering transfer of tumblr.us); Tumblr, Inc. v. Kim, Case No. D2013-0440 (ordering transfer of tumblrcom.com); Tumblr, Inc. v. Sufen, Case No. D2013-0146, available at http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domai… (ordering transfer of wwwtumblr.com); Tumblr, Inc. v. Kimber, Case No. D2012-0609 (ordering transfer of tumblrlinks.com). Notably, as the Kimber case makes clear, your addition of other terms to the TUMBLR mark does not absolve you of liability. Indeed hundreds of cases brought in court and before the UDRP demonstrate that the addition of descriptive terms such as “adult” or “nsfw” to a unique trademark such as TUMBLR can exasperate infringement rather than avoid it.
Through your receipt of this letter, you have actual notice that your actions constitute, trademark infringement, cybersquatting, trademark dilution, and/or unfair competition. Failure to transfer the Infringing Domain Names to Tumblr would constitute willfulness and, Tumblr would be entitled to additional remedies, including attorneys’ fees and damages.
Based on the foregoing, we demand that you agree to immediately transfer the Infringing Domain Names to Tumblr.
In light of the notice posted (as of July 25, 2013) at http://nsfwtumblr.com that you intend to launch your blogging website on July 31, 2013, we further demand that you contact us before Monday, July 29, 2013, to confirm your agreement to Tumblr’s transfer demand. If you do not do so, we will be forced to recommend that Tumblr immediately take further legal action.
This letter is not a complete statement of Tumblr’s rights in connection with this matter, and Tumblr expressly reserves all of its rights, including its rights to bring action under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, applicable case law, and/or ICANN’s Uniform Dispute Resolution provisions.
- qoob0
- rabbit0
i registered pronblogs.com