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Re: My site is down :-(
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lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build
Date: 
Thu, 15 May 2003 15:43:49 GMT
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In lugnet.modelteam, Paul Kleniewski writes:
i think TLC cannot grab all words which contains magic word

Legally, Lego can't necessarily stop someone else from getting the domain
"ThisSiteIsSponsoredByLego.com". However, in some countries (US at least, I
assume many others), Lego has a copyright to their name. So they could take
it to court and potentially find you in violation of their copyright,
forcing you to shut the site down.

But if your site is something like "PutYourLegOn.com" or
"WhenAleGoesBad.com" or "FullEgo.com", and *especially* if your site content
has nothing to do with Lego, chances are a court would determine that you
hadn't violated Lego's copyright and would allow you to keep the domain.

In any event, Lego's fair play document just asks you to be considerate, and
think ahead. And for most Lego fans, that's enough. I'm sure neither Lego
nor your average fan wants to deal with the hassle and cost of a court case,
so *not* using "Lego" in the domain helps to ensure that there won't be any
problems.

DaveE



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  Re: My site is down :-(
 
(...) Yes they can. It not only blatantly contains the word "LEGO" in the domain name, but it makes an untrue statement of sponsorship, thereby encouraging anyone who casually stumbles across the website to assume that TLC does actually sponsor that (...) (21 years ago, 15-May-03, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
  Re: My site is down :-(
 
(...) Slight correction: You can't copyright names. However, they are covered by trademarks or service marks. The distinction is important, as they follow different rules than copyright does. (21 years ago, 15-May-03, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)

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  Re: My site is down :-(
 
tobbe you are right but what about the words which just contain "lego" letters in polish there is a word "legowisko" which means "lair" if i name my site www.legowisko.com it is not really connected to TLC so this is the normal regular word of (...) (21 years ago, 15-May-03, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)

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