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It's not a thing anymore, for two reasons: 1, It used to be that the only 'real' domain name was .com. Nowadays this artificial scarecity is over. If you want

by tifkap 5y ago

It's not a thing anymore, for two reasons: 1, It used to be that the only 'real' domain name was .com. Nowadays this artificial scarecity is over. If you want to launch a service as foo.io, that is fine. 2, You can sue to have a domain name confiscated if you own the trademark with the same name https://cyber.harvard.edu/property00/domain/CaseLaw.html https://cyber.harvard.edu/property00/domain/CaseLaw.html

slivanes 5y ago
Not sure if article said it, but you'll need to have trademarked your name prior to the domain registration date.
- rcruzeiro 5y ago
  Do you have a source for that? I've been researching this but I got conflicting information.
  - slivanes 5y ago
    https://domainnamewire.com/category/policy-law/ https://domainnamewire.com/category/policy-law/ Should be enough examples and info there.
cushychicken 5y ago
The .com domain still carries a lot of legitimate weight. I don't have the source handy but I read somewhere circa 2017 that 25% of all internet traffic is still direct navigation to .com domains. The corollary was that if someone was searching for a thing (say, "toilet seats"), there's still a sizable chunk of people who'd just type "toiletseats.com" into their browser and buy from whatever vendor pops up.
defaultname 5y ago
.com is still preferable if you ever communicate a domain name in a manner where people will type it directly in. If you put an ad on a bus or on TV that says easymoney.io, for example, a large percentage of people will go to easymoney.com in their browser. If you ever see the copious ads for "free to play, no money" gambling sites during sports events or live broadcasts, and wonder how free-to-play gaming makes enough money for that to be worthwhile, note that the TLD they use for their free version will always be a non-.com TLD, but if you just replace that TLD with .com you'll be met with a full gambling site. One that would be illegal to advertise, and often operate, in the jurisdiction where you're seeing the free to play ads. It isn't accidental.
newdude116 5y ago
1. not. Sure. Hey. website.io is cool now. .ly too. But you don't know how long the rules will last. They may insist you must open a company in this jurisdiction! 2, "You can sue to have a domain name confiscated if you own the trademark with the same name" Yes sure. What do you know about trademark law and English common law? A few hints: trademarks are granted for classes and a trademark in another class or another jurisdiction would buy you nothing. lets take sampleword.com A trademark for sampleword for delivering consulting services would not prevent me from running a shoe shop under this domain. Or a trademark in the US would not prevent me from using in in another country. Country specific domains may offer some protection here but not for .com .net
- Y_Y 5y ago
  Nobody is going to ask you to open a company in the British Indian Ocean Territory. In fact I think the people involved would rather you forgot all about it.
  - newdude116 5y ago
    You don't know that. Rules can change. Would be a great way to bring money in.

by tifkap 5y ago

slivanes 5y ago

Not sure if article said it, but you'll need to have trademarked your name prior to the domain registration date.

rcruzeiro 5y ago
Do you have a source for that? I've been researching this but I got conflicting information.
- slivanes 5y ago
  https://domainnamewire.com/category/policy-law/ https://domainnamewire.com/category/policy-law/ Should be enough examples and info there.

cushychicken 5y ago

The .com domain still carries a lot of legitimate weight. I don't have the source handy but I read somewhere circa 2017 that 25% of all internet traffic is still direct navigation to .com domains. The corollary was that if someone was searching for a thing (say, "toilet seats"), there's still a sizable chunk of people who'd just type "toiletseats.com" into their browser and buy from whatever vendor pops up.

defaultname 5y ago

.com is still preferable if you ever communicate a domain name in a manner where people will type it directly in. If you put an ad on a bus or on TV that says easymoney.io, for example, a large percentage of people will go to easymoney.com in their browser. If you ever see the copious ads for "free to play, no money" gambling sites during sports events or live broadcasts, and wonder how free-to-play gaming makes enough money for that to be worthwhile, note that the TLD they use for their free version will always be a non-.com TLD, but if you just replace that TLD with .com you'll be met with a full gambling site. One that would be illegal to advertise, and often operate, in the jurisdiction where you're seeing the free to play ads. It isn't accidental.

newdude116 5y ago

1. not. Sure. Hey. website.io is cool now. .ly too. But you don't know how long the rules will last. They may insist you must open a company in this jurisdiction! 2, "You can sue to have a domain name confiscated if you own the trademark with the same name" Yes sure. What do you know about trademark law and English common law? A few hints: trademarks are granted for classes and a trademark in another class or another jurisdiction would buy you nothing. lets take sampleword.com A trademark for sampleword for delivering consulting services would not prevent me from running a shoe shop under this domain. Or a trademark in the US would not prevent me from using in in another country. Country specific domains may offer some protection here but not for .com .net

Y_Y 5y ago
Nobody is going to ask you to open a company in the British Indian Ocean Territory. In fact I think the people involved would rather you forgot all about it.
- newdude116 5y ago
  You don't know that. Rules can change. Would be a great way to bring money in.