Spam domain names

[EightySix Four]

I'm looking at doing another start-up company, and the website with the name I want is already taken by a spammer with nothing but advertisements. I emailed the person that owns it and he said the site name is not for sale, so I did a little research on him and he is llisted as a reference for one of those stupid get rich through google ads websites.

Are there any options other than finding a different name? If I own a trademark on the name can I do anything about it?

 

[Colt45]

carbomb

 

[txrandom]

What's the name? Owning a trademark on the "name" doesn't always mean much. See nissan.com

 

[EightySix Four]

Originally posted by: txrandom
What's the name? Owning a trademark on the "name" doesn't always mean much. See nissan.com

Yeah but nissan.com is a legitimate business (despite how FAIL the website is). Having a bunch of shitty ads is not.

Here is the site, there are a few other TM's on the name, but none are in the same industry as me and I believe 2 are abandoned.

 

[drinkmorejava]

Originally posted by: crazySOB297
I'm looking at doing another start-up company, and the website with the name I want is already taken by a spammer with nothing but advertisements. I emailed the person that owns it and he said the site name is not for sale, so I did a little research on him and he is llisted as a reference for one of those stupid get rich through google ads websites.

Are there any options other than finding a different name? If I own a trademark on the name can I do anything about it?

Well actually, his site is a legitimate profit making venture that existed before yours. If he went out and took the domain after you had already gained some sort of recognition, then you'd have some options.

 

[EightySix Four]

Originally posted by: drinkmorejava

Originally posted by: crazySOB297

Originally posted by: txrandom
What's the name? Owning a trademark on the "name" doesn't always mean much. See nissan.com

Yeah but nissan.com is a legitimate business (despite how FAIL the website is). Having a bunch of shitty ads is not.

Here is the site.

Well actually, his site is a legitimate profit making venture that existed before yours. If he went out and took the domain after you had already gained some sort of recognition, then you'd have some options.

I had assumed as much. Effin' scum man, millions up millions of legit domain names are taken by these ass holes.

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: txrandom
What's the name? Owning a trademark on the "name" doesn't always mean much. See nissan.com

He really should put a link to the auto company's website near the top of the page. I understand he has the right, but he's just being a jerk at this point.

 

[drinkmorejava]

Originally posted by: crazySOB297

Originally posted by: drinkmorejava

Originally posted by: crazySOB297

Originally posted by: txrandom
What's the name? Owning a trademark on the "name" doesn't always mean much. See nissan.com

Yeah but nissan.com is a legitimate business (despite how FAIL the website is). Having a bunch of shitty ads is not.

Here is the site.

Well actually, his site is a legitimate profit making venture that existed before yours. If he went out and took the domain after you had already gained some sort of recognition, then you'd have some options.

I had assumed as much. Effin' scum man, millions up millions of legit domain names are taken by these ass holes.

Or you could just get a different name. And the site is for sale...they always are, you just have to make it worth their while.

 

[se7en]

advertise his shit for sale on craigslist!!! If it works for the police it can work for you !!

 

[Q]

No you cannot do something about it

 

[EightySix Four]

Originally posted by: drinkmorejava

Originally posted by: crazySOB297

Originally posted by: drinkmorejava

Originally posted by: crazySOB297

Originally posted by: txrandom
What's the name? Owning a trademark on the "name" doesn't always mean much. See nissan.com

Yeah but nissan.com is a legitimate business (despite how FAIL the website is). Having a bunch of shitty ads is not.

Here is the site.

Well actually, his site is a legitimate profit making venture that existed before yours. If he went out and took the domain after you had already gained some sort of recognition, then you'd have some options.

I had assumed as much. Effin' scum man, millions up millions of legit domain names are taken by these ass holes.

Or you could just get a different name. And the site is for sale...they always are, you just have to make it worth their while.

I'm working on a different name and there's a couple of different ways of naming it (drive-smart.com, I already emailed the owner). He claims there's no price on it, but I replied telling him money isn't too much of an issue as long as he's not ridiculous about it.

 

[Aluvus]

Originally posted by: Leros

Originally posted by: txrandom
What's the name? Owning a trademark on the "name" doesn't always mean much. See nissan.com

He really should put a link to the auto company's website near the top of the page. I understand he has the right, but he's just being a jerk at this point.

Yeah, because Nissan Motor Company has been really friendly and understanding about the whole thing

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: Aluvus

Originally posted by: Leros

Originally posted by: txrandom
What's the name? Owning a trademark on the "name" doesn't always mean much. See nissan.com

He really should put a link to the auto company's website near the top of the page. I understand he has the right, but he's just being a jerk at this point.

Yeah, because Nissan Motor Company has been really friendly and understanding about the whole thing

I suppose that true.

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: drinkmorejava

Originally posted by: crazySOB297

Originally posted by: drinkmorejava

Originally posted by: crazySOB297

Originally posted by: txrandom
What's the name? Owning a trademark on the "name" doesn't always mean much. See nissan.com

Yeah but nissan.com is a legitimate business (despite how FAIL the website is). Having a bunch of shitty ads is not.

Here is the site.

Well actually, his site is a legitimate profit making venture that existed before yours. If he went out and took the domain after you had already gained some sort of recognition, then you'd have some options.

I had assumed as much. Effin' scum man, millions up millions of legit domain names are taken by these ass holes.

Or you could just get a different name. And the site is for sale...they always are, you just have to make it worth their while.

I'd prefer if the government just stepped in and seized the domain names and gave them to their right owners (large corporations with copyrighted names and brands.) The need for money to change hands in a free market is what slows the whole process down and leaves so many spam domains operating today.

 

[EightySix Four]

Originally posted by: Leros

Originally posted by: Aluvus

Originally posted by: Leros

Originally posted by: txrandom
What's the name? Owning a trademark on the "name" doesn't always mean much. See nissan.com

He really should put a link to the auto company's website near the top of the page. I understand he has the right, but he's just being a jerk at this point.

Yeah, because Nissan Motor Company has been really friendly and understanding about the whole thing

I suppose that true.

The way I understand it they offered him a huge sum of money before filing, he just fails to mention that.

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: crazySOB297

Originally posted by: Leros

Originally posted by: Aluvus

Originally posted by: Leros

Originally posted by: txrandom
What's the name? Owning a trademark on the "name" doesn't always mean much. See nissan.com

He really should put a link to the auto company's website near the top of the page. I understand he has the right, but he's just being a jerk at this point.

Yeah, because Nissan Motor Company has been really friendly and understanding about the whole thing

I suppose that true.

The way I understand it they offered him a huge sum of money before filing, he just fails to mention that.

If I was Nissan Computers, I'd take a few million and get a new domain name. I don't see the big deal. With Nissan Autos being a big brand, his website of nissan.com probably confuses his customers anyway.

 

[EightySix Four]

Originally posted by: Leros

Originally posted by: crazySOB297

Originally posted by: Leros

Originally posted by: Aluvus

Originally posted by: Leros

Originally posted by: txrandom
What's the name? Owning a trademark on the "name" doesn't always mean much. See nissan.com

He really should put a link to the auto company's website near the top of the page. I understand he has the right, but he's just being a jerk at this point.

Yeah, because Nissan Motor Company has been really friendly and understanding about the whole thing

I suppose that true.

The way I understand it they offered him a huge sum of money before filing, he just fails to mention that.

If I was Nissan Computers, I'd take a few million and get a new domain name. I don't see the big deal. With Nissan Autos being a big brand, his website of nissan.com probably confuses his customers anyway.

The few milliion from the domain would more than likely be worth more than the entirety of his sales, ever.