> I don't understand it. If you are the legitimate owner of a domain
> name, eg Telecom (as happened in NZ) and then the company
> that became Telecom got really big and wanted (demanded) your
> domain name, how can it be just snatched off you ?
> 

Yep, i'm pretty sure big companies can do that - I think the US has laws that
allow them to, not sure about Oz? It helps your chances a //lot// if you're
actually using the name for something. There's a Japanese-American fellow, a Mr
Uzi(?) Nissan who owns nissan.com. Last time I looked he was being leaned on
severely by the Nissan car company who want the name. They're stuck with
nissanmotors.com (?) @ the mo' but Mr Uzi runs a computer shop from _his_
website so he's able to give Nissan a run for their money. Good on him is what
I say! :) It's a problem for small operators with business names generally, not
just on the web. Some years ago in Melb when Planet Hollywood opened @ the
casino, they found there was a "Planet Hollywood" fish'n'chip shop out in
Melbourne's depressing western suburbs. :)) The owner was a greek guy who'd run
the biz for something like 20 years and then finds he's getting all these legal
threats from a posse of US lawyers. :o So best advice probly is .. if you don't
wanta lose ---> use it!
Just my 20c worth - Debbie 


		
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