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Originally posted here by GreekGoddess
Yeah, I wasn't too sure about that, but I figured I might as well suggest it since it came to mind. I guess the only option left to consider is making an offer to the existing owner to see if you can buy the domain from him. If he doesn't want to give it up for a reasonable amount of money, I guess it's back to square one in renaming your business.
Going to the Coke example, and if JC wanted to pursue this, which I don't think he does, out of curiosity...If the current owner of JCHosting.com had nothing to do with it's name, could you fight for ownership of it due to the fact that JC is going to make a real hosting company for it, along the same principle of "Fair Use"? Like I said, I'm not very knowledgeable about the whole copyright/domain owning policies that are out there, nor am I legal savvy along those lines, I was just curious from that example if something similar could be won?
The problem here is is that JC would have to prove that the person that owns the domain has no legimate use of the domain... that's often extremely difficult to do, especially with something that isn't a recognized trademark or servicemark. Either that, or he'd have to prove that the person took the domain just to damage his business or prevent JC from getting it... again, that's not an easy thing to do.
But yes, making an offer for the domain is about the only thing that peple can do... and believe me, $US35 or "to pick up registration fees" is almost never a legitimate offer (the person wouldn't have registered the domain just to give it away like that, I'd guess).
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Originally posted here by TechieChick
GG..do me a HUGE fav..fix your sig..or is the misspelling intentional? :p
Technically, it should probably be attributed as well... but I'm nit.picking again.
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ok ok here it is…
the new name for a hosting biz? symbiot or parasite…
"symbiot… let us be your host."
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Symbiot is taken, check here and parasite doesn't currently have any computer related trademarks assigned to it.
I should have posted this link earlier..sorry.
Name Protect
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I just wanted to say, I can try to copyright JCHosting and that if I do get it, he'll have to fork out the domain.
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Originally posted here by JCHostingAdmin
I just wanted to say, I can try to copyright JCHosting and that if I do get it, he'll have to fork out the domain.
The point is/was: having the copyright/trademark on it doesn't guarantee you sh*t other than being able to enforce infringement. He's technically not infringing unless you can show that it costs you business (and larger, well-recognized trademarks (like Coke) have a fairly easy time doing this - but if no one's heard of you, chances are you're fighting a losing battle).
Considering that "Jeff Curry" owns the domain, and he's held the dot-net since 2001/05/15, you're probably looking for a fierce battle. Not to mention they claim to be a subsidiary of a another, possibly larger company...
<edit>I'd also venture that trying to prove that Jeff Curry doesn't have "fair use" on any jc* domain is going to be rather difficult, even with a good lawyer...</edit>
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JC! Before you start thinking of a name start thinking of the business aspect. Trust me, it isn't easy to get customers to sign up for anything online. One of the most important things to think about is how much you are going to charge which depends on your levels of service as well as your hardware and bandwidth. Draft a pricing plan based on what you have.
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Okay...a couple of questions...does it have to be jchosting.com? Can it be .net? Or something else? Lots of nifty ones out there......and as far as jchosting...couldn't you try a variation of the same name? Like jc-hosting.com? Or maybe categorizing your site like:
hosting.jc.com/design.jc.com/or whatever? I mean, it's ultimately up to you to find a variation you're satisfied with overall, that's not a call I can make for you, but it's not like it's impossible to keep your current name.
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Why not get something like kewl-ass-hosting.ass? I don't think they have .ass for sites, but can't hurt to shop around. Maybe 3leggedhosting.net or circusfreaksites.com just to make your domain more memorable.
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Originally posted here by GreekGoddess
JC...I have no formal experience with any of this, is there a way I could get in on it sort of like an apprentice type ideals, see how it goes, contribute what I can...basically on the sidelines as a learning internship deal? I'd be willing to contribute whatever I can. My knowledge is mostly of webdesign/graphic design, but I want to learn the rest of what you're doing.
What do you think?
hey the same is with me also .. i have exp. of web designing .. and i can also contribute .. what do u say ??
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If you want to work for/help out JCHosting and Designs, PM me.
