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Re: New domain?
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Date: 
Wed, 17 May 2000 12:11:48 GMT
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mattdm@/avoidspam/mattdm.org
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Kyle Keppler <kyle@kylekeppler.com> wrote:
From what I know a domain name with lego in it is not allowed, right?
I am thinking of renaming my site "High Velocity Lego" and would like to get
highvelocitylego.com.  I did think about hvl.com and hvl.net and hvl.org and
they are all taken!  Gosh!

It's not allowed due to politeness, not due to any actual laws or precedent.
However, it's a sad fact that there may soon be such laws / cases. I'd
advise staying away from "lego" in domain names.

(Not a lawyer, blah blah blah. I'll tell you if I ever am.)

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From what I know a domain name with lego in it is not allowed, right? I am thinking of renaming my site "High Velocity Lego" and would like to get highvelocitylego.com. I did think about hvl.com and hvl.net and hvl.org and they are all taken! Gosh! (...) (24 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.publish)

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