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Apr 04.2006

Hi,

I am intending to build a non-commercial information only website for a subject that I find interesting, possible including a forum etc. I want to register a domain called allabout****.org , obviously replacing the **** with the subject I want to talk about. There is already a allabout****.com, but it appears to be just a parked site. I am rather confused and a little worried about trademark issues and the possibility of being sued/forced to hand over my domain. The site I want to construct has nothing to do with the parked advertising site. I understand the issues that arise if there is already an established company with that name, but in this case do I need to be worried? I do not intend to sell anything or make money in any way from this site. Can someone come along after my site has started, register allabout****.co.uk and then ask me to close my site because it now infringes upon their site?
I am new to domains but it seems like there are a lot of pitfalls? ?
I notice for example that there is a greenline.co.uk company in the uk and a greenline.co.nz in New Zealand. Although the companies are unrelated, could there be problems with that arrangement?

Thanks in advance for any advice. ?

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@the_treeApr 04.2006 — A domain name is not a trade name. Wanadoo, the ISP. Own the domain http://easytaxidermy.co.uk as part of a previous advertising campaign but they don't use trade under the name easy taxidermy, or even communicate under it so if I were start http://eveneasiertaxidermy.co.uk then they wouldn't be in a position to stop me.

Incendently, if your heart is set on a .org and your not looking to make a profit then you might want to try an [url=http://eu.org/]eu.org[/url] domain.
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@kdum8authorApr 04.2006 — So are you saying that, as long as no one has trademarketed a company called 'allabout****' then I should be ok? Incidentally what would be the advantages of using an eu.org domain over just .org?
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@skilled1Apr 04.2006 — eu.org over an .org establishes the market in which you are coming from
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@the_treeApr 04.2006 — So are you saying that, as long as no one has trademarketed a company called 'allabout****' then I should be ok?[/quote]So long as it hasn't been trademarked and no companies are trading under it (eg. selling stuff whilst refering to themselves by that name).Incidentally what would be the advantages of using an eu.org domain over just .org?[/QUOTE].org domains cost money.
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