Comments on: So what is more valuable: a unique business name, a trademark or a unique domain? http://blog.supernaturalagency.com/ip/so-what-is-more-valuable-a-unique-business-name-a-trademark-or-a-unique-domain/ Domaining, monetization strategies, search marketing and Internet entrepreneurship Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:39:54 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Patrick McDermott http://blog.supernaturalagency.com/ip/so-what-is-more-valuable-a-unique-business-name-a-trademark-or-a-unique-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-2128 Patrick McDermott Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:26:13 +0000 http://blog.supernaturalagency.com/google/so-what-is-more-valuable-a-unique-business-name-a-trademark-or-a-unique-domain/#comment-2128 Hi, I have to disagree with you on the kodaksucks.com issue. As long as the registrant is creating a legitimate gripe site, he is (should be) protected under Free Speech laws. You would be correct if the registrant tried to monetize the site for profit or had registered the domain to harass the trademark holder or disrupt their business. I remember reading a UDRP case or two where a UDRP panelist ruled against a registrant of a "sucks" domain on the basis that the slang term sucks might not be understood as criticism by someone whose primary language was not English and would therefore create confusion. After read many UDRP and ARB decisions ,it's just my opinion that some panelists are stupid, incompetent and/or biased. Patrick Hi,

I have to disagree with you on the kodaksucks.com issue.

As long as the registrant is creating a legitimate gripe site, he is (should be) protected under Free Speech laws.

You would be correct if the registrant tried to monetize the site for profit or had registered the domain to harass the trademark holder or disrupt their business.

I remember reading a UDRP case or two where a UDRP panelist ruled
against a registrant of a “sucks” domain on the basis that
the slang term sucks might not be understood as criticism by someone whose primary language was not English and would therefore create confusion.

After read many UDRP and ARB decisions ,it’s just my opinion that some panelists are stupid, incompetent and/or biased.

Patrick

]]> By: John Bomhardt http://blog.supernaturalagency.com/ip/so-what-is-more-valuable-a-unique-business-name-a-trademark-or-a-unique-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-2126 John Bomhardt Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:04:13 +0000 http://blog.supernaturalagency.com/google/so-what-is-more-valuable-a-unique-business-name-a-trademark-or-a-unique-domain/#comment-2126 I'm so glad I'm not the only one who thinks like this! What you're talking about is a point that is lost on most domainers. Right now MOST of us take domain names for granted and don't realize the finality, for an example your "MartinEdic.com". If people could seriously realize how only one "martinedic.com" could exist at any one time the value of domain names would go up substantially. It is strange how people can sell sometimes really good names on forums for like 20 bucks and not realize it is REALLY GONE and the ownership of all the uniqueness and value that goes with it. I always try to get people to think that each domain name is like a person and to value them as such.... John http://unplain.com I’m so glad I’m not the only one who thinks like this! What you’re talking about is a point that is lost on most domainers. Right now MOST of us take domain names for granted and don’t realize the finality, for an example your “MartinEdic.com”. If people could seriously realize how only one “martinedic.com” could exist at any one time the value of domain names would go up substantially. It is strange how people can sell sometimes really good names on forums for like 20 bucks and not realize it is REALLY GONE and the ownership of all the uniqueness and value that goes with it. I always try to get people to think that each domain name is like a person and to value them as such….

John
http://unplain.com

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