Comments on: There’s Something About Cameron Diaz’ Domain Name http://domainnamewire.com/2009/05/05/theres-something-about-cameron-diaz-domain-name/ Domain Name Industry News and Views Sat, 26 May 2012 20:25:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Marg http://domainnamewire.com/2009/05/05/theres-something-about-cameron-diaz-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-401049 Marg Wed, 06 May 2009 14:10:24 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=6110#comment-401049 Chris in post 3: there's been a long-drawn out battle between (not famous painter) Keith Urban holder of dot com and (famous singer) Keith Urban holder of dot net. Considering that the first (not famous) Keith Urban was born and named Keith Urban, and has the birth certificate to prove it, I don't know why the URDP even got off the ground. I still don't know if this has been decided, and which way it went. Chris in post 3: there’s been a long-drawn out battle between (not famous painter) Keith Urban holder of dot com and (famous singer) Keith Urban holder of dot net. Considering that the first (not famous) Keith Urban was born and named Keith Urban, and has the birth certificate to prove it, I don’t know why the URDP even got off the ground. I still don’t know if this has been decided, and which way it went.

]]> By: Chris http://domainnamewire.com/2009/05/05/theres-something-about-cameron-diaz-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-401017 Chris Wed, 06 May 2009 11:57:32 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=6110#comment-401017 "Also, geographical locations are not subject to trademark protection" Everything you can think of is potentially subject to trademark protection. If Bloomberg wants NewYorkCity.com he'd have a decent chance of winning it in a UDRP and defending it court afterwards. After all the UDRP has little to do with Law and a lot to do with how nutty the panel is. I still say that the Tax paying citizens who incorperated SanDiego.com have a right to the domain. I wouldn't be surprised to see Congress pass a special law to deal with this soon. After all, the whole point to the GEO conference originally was to try to convince people that they do have rights to the names of cities and countries. Anyway someone like David should know better than to say "No one should be holding another person’s name." “Also, geographical locations are not subject to trademark protection”

Everything you can think of is potentially subject to trademark protection. If Bloomberg wants NewYorkCity.com he’d have a decent chance of winning it in a UDRP and defending it court afterwards. After all the UDRP has little to do with Law and a lot to do with how nutty the panel is.

I still say that the Tax paying citizens who incorperated SanDiego.com have a right to the domain. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Congress pass a special law to deal with this soon.

After all, the whole point to the GEO conference originally was to try to convince people that they do have rights to the names of cities and countries.

Anyway someone like David should know better than to say “No one should be holding another person’s name.”

]]> By: M. Menius http://domainnamewire.com/2009/05/05/theres-something-about-cameron-diaz-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-400538 M. Menius Tue, 05 May 2009 22:29:53 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=6110#comment-400538 @Chris - The issues you are alluding to are far more complex than you grasp. David is right. Also, geographical locations are not subject to trademark protection, and are not the exclusive property of any person or entity. If Mike Smith wants to go for MikeSmith.com, more power to him. That particular example bears little relation to a celebrity name being exploited by someone with no demonstrable rights to the domain. @Chris – The issues you are alluding to are far more complex than you grasp. David is right.

Also, geographical locations are not subject to trademark protection, and are not the exclusive property of any person or entity.

If Mike Smith wants to go for MikeSmith.com, more power to him. That particular example bears little relation to a celebrity name being exploited by someone with no demonstrable rights to the domain.

]]> By: jp http://domainnamewire.com/2009/05/05/theres-something-about-cameron-diaz-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-400457 jp Tue, 05 May 2009 20:42:17 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=6110#comment-400457 Either this is a definite trend and all the celebrities are talking about this stuff at their cocktail parties how they won their domains back and telling their friends how to do it, or Andrew has filled my head with propaganda to think this is happening. Either this is a definite trend and all the celebrities are talking about this stuff at their cocktail parties how they won their domains back and telling their friends how to do it, or Andrew has filled my head with propaganda to think this is happening.

]]> By: Chris http://domainnamewire.com/2009/05/05/theres-something-about-cameron-diaz-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-400442 Chris Tue, 05 May 2009 20:22:16 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=6110#comment-400442 "No one should be holding another person’s name." What a silly comment comming from a man who is sitting on hundreds of location names obviously owned by the people who live, work and pay taxes in those loactions, in other words, the citizens of towns and countries xy and z. Please don't tell me the citizens of San Diego don't have a right to SanDiego.com The fact is that there are thousands of people sharing common names and no one peron shoud have exclusive rights. I can't wait till we have a famous Mike Smith going after MikeSmith.com “No one should be holding another person’s name.”

What a silly comment comming from a man who is sitting on hundreds of location names obviously owned by the people who live, work and pay taxes in those loactions, in other words, the citizens of towns and countries xy and z. Please don’t tell me the citizens of San Diego don’t have a right to SanDiego.com

The fact is that there are thousands of people sharing common names and no one peron shoud have exclusive rights. I can’t wait till we have a famous Mike Smith going after MikeSmith.com

]]> By: David J Castello http://domainnamewire.com/2009/05/05/theres-something-about-cameron-diaz-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-400317 David J Castello Tue, 05 May 2009 17:15:54 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=6110#comment-400317 No one should be holding another person's name. No one should be holding another person’s name.

]]> By: Gazzip http://domainnamewire.com/2009/05/05/theres-something-about-cameron-diaz-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-400238 Gazzip Tue, 05 May 2009 15:27:34 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=6110#comment-400238 Thats the same people that had to hand TomCruise.com back http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2003/d2003-0837.html and LarryKing.com http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2005/d2005-0570.html and IanFlemming.com http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2008/d2008-0832.html and jrrtolkien.com http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2003/d2003-0837.html Looks like he does this often, some others are mentioned here http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/09/tom_cruise_domain/ You think he would have leaned his lesson by now. Thats the same people that had to hand TomCruise.com back
http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2003/d2003-0837.html

and LarryKing.com
http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2005/d2005-0570.html

and IanFlemming.com
http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2008/d2008-0832.html

and jrrtolkien.com
http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2003/d2003-0837.html

Looks like he does this often, some others are mentioned here
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/09/tom_cruise_domain/

You think he would have leaned his lesson by now.

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