is registering a city domain name infringing on copyright?

edwardsacha · 08-19-2006, 12:28 AM

How safe is it to register a domain name of a city in another country?

mondine · 08-19-2006, 01:05 AM

Interesting question. But I don't know how a city could hold trademark rights to it's name.

That would give them the right to prohibit every other town and city from using the same name,
which is not the case with virtually every well-know city name.

wasim_at_drushti · 08-19-2006, 03:54 AM

No there is no issue as such. You can register a domain name which ever you wish to. Take instance of my city. I am from Pune, India. There are so many domain names registered in name of my site. brLike:bra href="http://www.puneproperties.com]Puneproeperties.com/abrPunecity.combrpunediary.combrThere is no issue with this one. Some of the domains not mentioned in the list is been registered from outside India,thought there are no issues. I don't think so there is not issue with the domain name as long as it is not owned by someone elsebr

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mondine Google Guru Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC. Posts: 4,002 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Interesting question. But I don't know how a city could hold trademark rights to it's name. That would give them the right to prohibit every other town and city from using the same name, which is not the case with virtually every well-know city name. __________________

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08-19-2006, 03:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
wasim_at_drushti Senior Googler Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 139 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	No there is no issue as such. You can register a domain name which ever you wish to. Take instance of my city. I am from Pune, India. There are so many domain names registered in name of my site. brLike:bra href="http://www.puneproperties.com]Puneproeperties.com/abrPunecity.combrpunediary.combrThere is no issue with this one. Some of the domains not mentioned in the list is been registered from outside India,thought there are no issues. I don't think so there is not issue with the domain name as long as it is not owned by someone elsebr

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