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Re: Lego at Gerf.Org
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Wed, 29 Sep 1999 18:00:16 GMT
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Frank Filz <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote:
> As a consumer, I really appreciate that when I form a host name out of a
> company name, 9 times out of 10, I get that companies web site. Imagine
> if instead, 9 times out of 10 you got a competitor's site? What if
> lego.com pointed to a porno site?
I realize that it's convenient, but it's just not realistic. (See my earlier
comments. Or e-mail me if you want to hear me rant more.)
The DNS is NOT meant to be a directory service. For many reasons, it doesn't
work well as one.
As for the theoretical porn site -- it's possible that TLG would have some
grounds for complaint, but possibly not. The toy company isn't the only one
called "Lego" -- there's a japanese ceramic figure company, and an
irrigation company in (I think Israel). So, although it might not make TLG
very happy to have a porn site sharing their name, and I'm sure they'd throw
lawyers at it like crazy, there's not really much they could do -- or should
be able to do. (Look at whitehouse.com for the canonical example of this,
actually. Or don't look, if you're easily offended.) Basically: good thing
for TLG that they got it first.
--
Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org
Quotes 'R' Us ---> http://quotes-r-us.org/
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| (...) To a certain extent, it doesn't really matter how it was meant to be used, but how it does get used. Lego sets aren't >meant< to be used by adults. Does that mean we should all stop using them? <grin> James (URL) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| (...) As a consumer, I really appreciate that when I form a host name out of a company name, 9 times out of 10, I get that companies web site. Imagine if instead, 9 times out of 10 you got a competitor's site? What if lego.com pointed to a porno (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.publish)
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