Apple Files Claim to Seize iPhone4S.com and Related Domains from Porn Operators

[KeithKman]

It is because of the Nissan lawsuit that I refuse to ever buy a car from the auto manufacturer. Not impressed at all.

Same with me. I've read up on that case. Very ugly and pathetic on Nissan Motors part.

 

[pwhitehead]

No offense, but what about macrumors? Isn't mac a trademark name also? Sorry to start a touchy subject.

 

[jtara]

No offense, but what about macrumors? Isn't mac a trademark name also? Sorry to start a touchy subject.

One would assume that Apple and MacRumors have already been down that road.

It's a bit more difficult to assert trademark when it's something that is "about" or "for" a product.

As well, sometimes manufacturers specifically allow certain usages. When you WANT your product to be supported by third parties, there has to be some way for them to identify what their product works with.

As an example, I'm pretty sure that years ago Microsoft decided that software products that run on Windows can be called "blah FOR Windows", and made it explicit.

There are a number of magazines, websites, etc. that use "Mac". I'll bet "Macintosh" would be easier to defend. "Mac" is only part of "Macintosh", but on the other hand, these names clearly refer to the Apple Macintosh.

Apple has trademark usage guidelines. You can go read them if you want. I'm an iOS developer, and I HAVE read them, thought I'm pretty sure I've forgotten 99% of it...

 

[Flitzy]

This is a good thing.

Those links were nothing by squatters and link bait - the less of them the better. I don't have any love for those that take up space with advert traps.

Good riddence.

 

[Mac Kiwi]

I could set up a repair service and put up the site http://www.ifixyouriphone.com and Apple would have me shut down for illegal use of their trademark.

So what if you used ifixyoureyephone.com. Would they still be able to shut that down?....just curious.

 

[Malus Deus]

So what if you used ifixyoureyephone.com. Would they still be able to shut that down?....just curious.

lol, I was just thinking the same thing. Start using "eyePhone." haha

 

[Avalontor]

Not by a lot of measures. Certainly not by traffic. That goes to Netflix.

because they're downloading their porn from netflix

music, travel, games, and eBay traffic are high on the list

 

[robeddie]

As long as iPhone4s.com offers their 'products' in both 'black' and 'white' options, I have no objection.

If it took them 14 months to offer a 'white' version of their product, like the iPhone, that would piss me off.

 

[benthewraith]

It is because of the Nissan lawsuit that I refuse to ever buy a car from the auto manufacturer. Not impressed at all.

So despite they're the first of the major manufacturers to mass produce a fully electric vehicle (the Nissan Leaf), are considered highly reliable (the Altima's failure rate is incredibly low), have an amazing transmission (you don't feel the car change gears because it's a Continuous Variable Transmission), you won't buy a Nissan because of suing a computer company that Nissan did in fact lose?

And yet, you're here on an Apple forum, supporting a company that has sued small business cafe owners for the use of an apple in their logo.

 

[thekev]

So in short, even if the corporation or company does not register the domain URL first, they still own it if they have a copyright for the name. The only time it does not apply is if the person registered the domain a long time ago and uses it for a legitimate business. My best example would be http://www.Nissan.com. Nissan USA (cars) has tried suing the owners of Nissan.com for some time now but have lost since Nissan.com is owned by a family with the last name of Nissan and have had a legitimate business since before 1994 when the domain was registered.

That's a dick move on the part of Nissan (the car company). They could have made a large offer instead considering the other business had every right to use it.

It doesn't have to be that expensive. I recently paid $500 for Peepr.com which I am developing, and sold stockclub.com, which I wasn't using also for $500, both through SEDO.

(No, Peepr.com is NOT going to be porno, LOL!)

Reminds me of Engrish.com I couldn't help but think of that due to the "r".

.. because they are planning their own porn newsstand app or perhaps Fap Store?

Can't wait to see THAT keynote!

That comment was just completely awesome. It made me laugh.

 

[mentaluproar]

You know they say that iPhones are sexy.

How can anyone compete with an iPhone?

 

[iphonereparatie]

I had a similar problem when I registered a domain before Shell Oil could. I was sent a letter overnight from Texas basically telling me to hand it over or I would be sued for $100,000. I was getting over 300 hits per hour to the domain URL I registered. It was great. lol.

I contacted my lawyer who looked into it. The term is called "Cyber Squatting". Look it up. The laws have changed since the early to mid-90's when people were buying up domains and then selling them to major corporations. Now, if a word or the company name is copyrighted, that also applies to domain URLs. Back in the early to mid-90's it did not.

So in short, even if the corporation or company does not register the domain URL first, they still own it if they have a copyright for the name. The only time it does not apply is if the person registered the domain a long time ago and uses it for a legitimate business. My best example would be http://www.Nissan.com. Nissan USA (cars) has tried suing the owners of Nissan.com for some time now but have lost since Nissan.com is owned by a family with the last name of Nissan and have had a legitimate business since before 1994 when the domain was registered.

There are many domains with iphone like http://www.iphonerepair.com

What you think apple will do about this?

 

[Wordsmithmac]

Steve hated porn, probably in his last orders that nothing porn related come near his creation.

 

[Rodimus Prime]

So despite they're the first of the major manufacturers to mass produce a fully electric vehicle (the Nissan Leaf), are considered highly reliable (the Altima's failure rate is incredibly low), have an amazing transmission (you don't feel the car change gears because it's a Continuous Variable Transmission), you won't buy a Nissan because of suing a computer company that Nissan did in fact lose?

And yet, you're here on an Apple forum, supporting a company that has sued small business cafe owners for the use of an apple in their logo.

Just going to point out that if you read threw it that it is not over.
On top of that the courts order Nissan Motors to pay Nissan computers 58k which is less than 2% there legal cost in defense.
Nissan vs Nissan is a classic example of a big company abusing its power to take on a little company to steal a domain name that was legally Nissan computers domain. Hell I bet if they offered the guy a reasonable amount of money back then he would of sold it to them but now you can be damn sure Nissan Motors is never going to get the domain Nissan.com The domain will rot in hell before they get it because of the law suits

In that Nissan vs Nissan case big company abusing its power.