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Ditto. It was ok until you mentioned the trademark issue, now it's a legal threat and you should just come up with a new name. A bad name won't kill your proje
by choxi 15y ago
Ditto. It was ok until you mentioned the trademark issue, now it's a legal threat and you should just come up with a new name.
A bad name won't kill your project, but trademark infringement definitely can.
But to answer your question, .net domains are still untrusted IMO but doing a domain hack or adding a prefix for a .com domain is legit. (thefacebook.com, getdropbox.com, etc)
- artursapek 15y agoIt isn't infringement, they don't have any registered trademark. The website doesn't even have any legal info on it at all, so I don't think it's a threat. We will probably just register it ourselves if their use of it doesn't stop us from doing so. A bad name would kill this project, it's sort of pointless trying to convince you of it since I can't say what the name is, but it's not just an arbitrary aesthetic name like many startups use. It literally describes what we're doing and it's catchy as hell. Everyone we've told thinks it's perfect so it's something we aren't willing to compromise. That said, thanks for your insight. I'd considered those two scenarios actually (getdropbox, thefacebook) and we will probably do something similar for the time being.
- dirkdeman 15y agoThe fact that they don't have legal info on their site doesn't mean they haven't lawyered up. And no, a bad name won't kill your product. A bad product can kill a good name, though... My advice: save yourself the headache, and come up with a new name. A lot of names don't make sense if you thnk about it. Facebook? My father thinks it's a photo booklet with headshots from your friends...