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So your point is that, because Comcast didn't protect their trademark when someone registered fuckyoucomcast.com, it's hard for them to protect it when someone

So your point is that, because Comcast didn't protect their trademark when someone registered fuckyoucomcast.com, it's hard for them to protect it when someone registers comcastroturf.com? That's the point of trademark lawsuits. If you don't defend your trademark, you lose it. But the domains are different. "Fuck you Comcast" is a message directed at Comcast. It doesn't modify the name and nobody could confuse it with Comcast. "Comcastroturf" is a play on Comcast's name. Someone who doesn't know what "astroturf" means could mistakenly associate it with Comcast.

pera 9y ago
No, that's not my point. You said: > Anybody registering a domain such as this, regardless of content, would receive a similar letter. So I provide one example showing how that's not true. Comcast sent a cease and desist claiming that Comcastroturf is "confusingly similar" to their trademark, and they mention both the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act and the Lanham Act, which are usually applied for a domain like "comcast2017.com". > Someone who doesn't know what "astroturf" means could mistakenly associate it with Comcast. I'm not sure about that: for instance, even when most Americans don't know Latin I don't think Comcast would have any valid legal claim against someone registering a domain such as "comcastestpessima.com".