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by guytpearson1 1887 days ago
Fun article, but they will get it back with relative ease. Happens all the time. Trademark domain.
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amelius 1887 days ago
Is it still a trademark violation if they use the domain to sell something completely unrelated, e.g. shoes?
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guytpearson1 1887 days ago
The problem with this is that Google isn't some generic term for something else. A lot of case law around this kind of stuff. Will get transferred back to Google in a heartbeat.
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FridayoLeary 1887 days ago
Just like that? A court order $4 dollar refund and have a nice day? That's a bit anticlimatic.
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techrat 1887 days ago
Not everything ends up turning into a Michael Bay movie when being resolved.
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FridayoLeary 1887 days ago
an important rule in life.
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