Re: Canadian domain name lawsuit

Don't forget that the singer "Sting" lost his court battle partly because
sting is a common word.  If you're Canadian, you should know that there is a
popular Canadian TV show called "Traders", will they be getting sued as
well?  These people are full of hot air, and are messing with you for
ownership of your name.  If it were me, I would  ignore them until they
actually spend money to sue.  You can always find representation and/or give
the name up when that happens.  It's unlikely that this type of civil action
will find its way through the courts very quickly.

Check out many articles from the British e-mag The Register.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/29/11947.html

David Godfrey
Net Decorator/Developer
PG Music Inc.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dean" <dean(at)aaddesign.com>
To: "hwg-business (E-mail)" <hwg-business(at)hwg.org>
Sent: January 13, 2001 9:09 AM
Subject: Canadian domain name lawsuit


> I am partners in a site called racehorsetrader.com and have been contacted
> by Trader Publications with the threat of a lawsuit.  They own the
trademark
> 'trader' and want us to cease using the site and domain name.
> Are there any precedences in Canada over this type of case?  Can they
> actually win a court case where someone uses the everyday word 'Trader' in
a
> domain name/web site?  Or is it more likely they are trying to manipulate
> us, as they undoubtedly have way more money to spend on lawyers than we
do?
> My first reaction was to let them take us and spend all kinds of money and
> we just represent ourselves, tell our story and spend nothing on lawyers
> (but people say that I watch too many movies).  I know we have the right
to
> own the domain name, but does this mean we can't use it at all?
> This is all very distracting, as the site is doing very well and we are
> ready to start selling ads on there.
>
> Any comments or links that might help me become more informed before we
make
> a decision?
>
> thanks
> Dean Lovell
> racehorsetrader.com
>
>

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