as far as i know i can say ebay stands for everyone buys auctioned yahts and im ok right? what is thee law about domains like this?
2007-07-14 13:42:11 · 5 answers · asked by freestreams 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It is breaking the trademark laws. Even though you say ebay stands for something else, you can't use another company's name because it can be misleading to people, who may wrongly assume that your site is related to ebay.
The best possible outcome is that ebay's lawyers send you an order to shut down the website. The worst possible outcome is that they sue your *** for all that you are worth.
2007-07-14 14:47:45 · answer #1 · answered by jellybeanchick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not copyright infringment, but trademark infringement. Federal anti-cyberpiracy laws prevent using this type of domain name. EBay can seek an injunction and sue for damages. Even if eBay does not have "ebayrealestate.com" registered as a trademark, they can establish a trademark through use. This domain naming strategy is risky and based on the limited facts provided here, if you were my client I would absolutely advise against it.
2007-07-14 17:01:46 · answer #2 · answered by Mocha M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Copyright protect expressive/creative content.
What you're talking about is potential trademark infringement.
eBay (the company) has registered that trademark in the context of online auctions, sales and similar online services.
Because of the likely consumer confusion for the name you've chosen, a court would likely find that the average consumer would think "ebayrealestate.com" had something to do with "ebay.com" -- that's trademark infringement.
2007-07-14 13:46:45 · answer #3 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in the event that they have been your pictures that somebody had taken and changed could you think of it grew to become into ok? you have broken the copyright regulations extra via modifying them and utilising them than via basically utilising them. Your modifying will basically be seen as an attempt to cover your crime.
2016-11-09 08:32:01 · answer #4 · answered by kujala 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could possibly be trademark infringement (names cannot be copyrighted, only trademarked).
2007-07-14 13:46:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋