Re: UKNM: "cybersquatter"

[Tim Ireland]

> << Again, legally a grey area - but here we have the .com confusion.

>  'com' is officially a US domain >>

> Really?

>

> It was my understanding that .com = commercial  .edu = education .org =

> organisation.

> Although originating in the US from the Defense Dept these were open to

any

> country  The US have certainly 'appropriated' .com in the sense that they

> never bothered to encourage US companies to use .us but I am not aware

that

> .com is officially intended for US companies.

> Anyone can now register .org names.  I believe .edu is still reserved for

> education as is .ac.uk in the UK

>

> Michael Trott


Yes Michael, but if you'd taken the entire message in context, it would have

been clear that I meant that if somebody who has a legal claim to a name or

trademark in the UK, and wished to secure a '.com' of that name - they could

very well be challenged by an individual or organisation who owned that name

or trademark in the US.


No prizes for guessing who would win such a battle...


Tim Ireland

www.designercity.com

www.buymybook.co.uk





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