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Re: My site is down :-(
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lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build
Date: 
Thu, 15 May 2003 17:31:25 GMT
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David Eaton <deaton@intdata.com> wrote:
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.

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.

--
Matthew Miller           mattdm@mattdm.org        <http://www.mattdm.org/>
Boston University Linux      ------>                <http://linux.bu.edu/>



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(...) Legally, Lego can't necessarily stop someone else from getting the domain "ThisSiteIsSponsored...Lego.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 (...) (22 years ago, 15-May-03, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)

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