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Re: Appears to be a bulk domain reseller in the UK.
Date: 2006-05-09 05:20 pm (UTC)Since I'm the owner of Pendor.Net, I thought they realized I wanted it for commercial purposes. Now I realize they are just ass-hats and want buttloads of cash regardless of who they are selling to.
And in regards to Trademarks and Copyrights, the have no influence over domain names. If I were to somehow buy Microsoft.com and used it for my own purposes, Microsoft can not sue me for Trademark infringement simply because I own the domain name. However, if I used the domain name and logo and tried to pretend to BE Microsoft, they could sue me.
Ownership and use of a domain name is not trademark infringement. That is what DNRC is all about. Not letting people take your domain name just because they think the word alone is thier trademark. There have been an awful lot of people who have tried to sue over domain names in the past few years. And it simply doesn't hold water unless the owner of the domain name actually tries to use the name to impersonate the trademark holder. But, since the laws are murky, and not everyone knows Internet Law, normally the little guy just gives up.
So, unless you have a big time lawyer, who is better paid, and more educated in DNRC than the bulk reseller's lawyer (which is doubtful... it is thier primary business after all) then don't expect to win in a Trademark Suit against them. It would cost you much more that $7,500 to get it. Which is probably why they charge in that ballpark.
And before anyone asks, I'll submit the following.....
#1 - My Handle of "Pendor", does not come from Elf's written works. (Untill 2 years ago, I'd never even heard of his stuff. It was a random internet search on my handle that brought it up. I've been using the handle "Pendor" on digital message systems, and BBSes since 1989)
#2 - I will not sell Pendor.Net (I fact, I might just by Pendor.Com before the price jumps again)
#3 - I'm certainly not Anti-"Elf's Work". I'm just not what you'd call a fan.