Comments on: eBay.com Is Allowing & Profiting From The Sale Of Trademark Infringing Domains http://www.thedomains.com/2009/06/29/ebaycom-is-allowing-profiting-from-the-sale-of-trademark-infringing-domains/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:03:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jon Schultz http://www.thedomains.com/2009/06/29/ebaycom-is-allowing-profiting-from-the-sale-of-trademark-infringing-domains/comment-page-1/#comment-15860 Jon Schultz Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:46:12 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=3980#comment-15860 Millions? I would want BILLIONS for those domains :) Millions? I would want BILLIONS for those domains :)

]]> By: MHB http://www.thedomains.com/2009/06/29/ebaycom-is-allowing-profiting-from-the-sale-of-trademark-infringing-domains/comment-page-1/#comment-15859 MHB Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:41:40 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=3980#comment-15859 Jon My point is registering michaeljackson domains and immediately placing them for sale on ebay with an asking price of hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars is a problem. Ask you attorney what his opinion would be if you placed your domains prominently for sale on ebay.com Jon

My point is registering michaeljackson domains and immediately placing them for sale on ebay with an asking price of hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars is a problem.

Ask you attorney what his opinion would be if you placed your domains prominently for sale on ebay.com

]]> By: Jon Schultz http://www.thedomains.com/2009/06/29/ebaycom-is-allowing-profiting-from-the-sale-of-trademark-infringing-domains/comment-page-1/#comment-15854 Jon Schultz Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:31:01 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=3980#comment-15854 I have a collection of My[FamousPerson].com domains (including MyMichaelJackson.com) and a few years ago asked a well-known domain lawyer if he thought those domains could be used for for-profit websites if it was clearly and conspicuously posted that the sites were not affiliated with those people. He said that he didn't think there would be a problem. In the meantime, since I haven't had time to build those sites, I've had the domains going nowhere (no parking page) and have received no complaints. I have a collection of My[FamousPerson].com domains (including MyMichaelJackson.com) and a few years ago asked a well-known domain lawyer if he thought those domains could be used for for-profit websites if it was clearly and conspicuously posted that the sites were not affiliated with those people. He said that he didn’t think there would be a problem. In the meantime, since I haven’t had time to build those sites, I’ve had the domains going nowhere (no parking page) and have received no complaints.

]]> By: MHB http://www.thedomains.com/2009/06/29/ebaycom-is-allowing-profiting-from-the-sale-of-trademark-infringing-domains/comment-page-1/#comment-15816 MHB Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:32:00 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=3980#comment-15816 Ok I miss understood your comment. I agree with you. Ok

I miss understood your comment.

I agree with you.

]]> By: Rakesh http://www.thedomains.com/2009/06/29/ebaycom-is-allowing-profiting-from-the-sale-of-trademark-infringing-domains/comment-page-1/#comment-15815 Rakesh Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:30:52 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=3980#comment-15815 Mike, I completely agree. I was just disappointed that CNN gave a very bad image to domainers who supposedly tried to get rich on MJ's name. The reporter made it sound like domainers were earning millions of dollars on ebay from a tragedy. A third grader could have come up with a better researched news report! Mike, I completely agree. I was just disappointed that CNN gave a very bad image to domainers who supposedly tried to get rich on MJ’s name. The reporter made it sound like domainers were earning millions of dollars on ebay from a tragedy. A third grader could have come up with a better researched news report!

]]> By: MHB http://www.thedomains.com/2009/06/29/ebaycom-is-allowing-profiting-from-the-sale-of-trademark-infringing-domains/comment-page-1/#comment-15814 MHB Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:05:39 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=3980#comment-15814 Rakesh Just because a person has died, it doesn't mean its open season on their name and image. Plenty of suits will be brought by the estate. Generic domains like remembermichael.com are many that contain his full name are subject to UDRP's just like the living. Rakesh

Just because a person has died, it doesn’t mean its open season on their name and image.

Plenty of suits will be brought by the estate.

Generic domains like remembermichael.com are many that contain his full name are subject to UDRP’s just like the living.

]]> By: MHB http://www.thedomains.com/2009/06/29/ebaycom-is-allowing-profiting-from-the-sale-of-trademark-infringing-domains/comment-page-1/#comment-15813 MHB Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:56:28 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=3980#comment-15813 First of all eBay is not that "smart" Second, how about if eBay, sells the verizon trademark domain for $10 Million, they collect the commission on the sale and someone has just sold and bought a trademarked domain on their platform First of all eBay is not that “smart”

Second, how about if eBay, sells the verizon trademark domain for $10 Million, they collect the commission on the sale and someone has just sold and bought a trademarked domain on their platform

]]> By: dnclips.com - Domain feeds and more http://www.thedomains.com/2009/06/29/ebaycom-is-allowing-profiting-from-the-sale-of-trademark-infringing-domains/comment-page-1/#comment-15812 dnclips.com - Domain feeds and more Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:28:18 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=3980#comment-15812 Say ebay.hu sells for 628,000. Ebay pockets the commision. Then they send a simple C&D to the person who bought it. If the person complies, you have the sales commission, plus the domain name. Most of the time a C&D will be successful. In case the C&D fails, go for undrp. This is when ebay might end up with some financial loss. Still its better for them to try :-) Say ebay.hu sells for 628,000. Ebay pockets the commision. Then they send a simple C&D to the person who bought it. If the person complies, you have the sales commission, plus the domain name. Most of the time a C&D will be successful. In case the C&D fails, go for undrp. This is when ebay might end up with some financial loss. Still its better for them to try :-)

]]> By: Rakesh http://www.thedomains.com/2009/06/29/ebaycom-is-allowing-profiting-from-the-sale-of-trademark-infringing-domains/comment-page-1/#comment-15806 Rakesh Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:56:25 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=3980#comment-15806 some weak reporting.. http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/06/28/levs.jackson.websites.cnn some weak reporting..

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/06/28/levs.jackson.websites.cnn

]]> By: Donny http://www.thedomains.com/2009/06/29/ebaycom-is-allowing-profiting-from-the-sale-of-trademark-infringing-domains/comment-page-1/#comment-15803 Donny Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:30:09 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=3980#comment-15803 What is even worse is that it looks like sedo.com/or greatdomains.com is auctioning off toyotahybrid.com. So you have a company that does nothing but deals with domain names and they are auctioning off trademark names. see this link. I think this is horrible because this is an auction that has been cleared on the feautured auctions. Sorry to break the news but someone should. http://greatdomains.com/auction/auction_detail.php?language=us&auction_id=57749&tracked=&partnerid=32392&language=us What is even worse is that it looks like sedo.com/or greatdomains.com is auctioning off toyotahybrid.com. So you have a company that does nothing but deals with domain names and they are auctioning off trademark names. see this link. I think this is horrible because this is an auction that has been cleared on the feautured auctions. Sorry to break the news but someone should.

http://greatdomains.com/auction/auction_detail.php?language=us&auction_id=57749&tracked=&partnerid=32392&language=us

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