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iphone.me

nickspohn

nickspohn

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I just bought www.iphone.me :D


Godaddy unveiled the .me domains today an hour ago, and i finally got through, and i was the lucky one to get it!


Now im going to hold it hostage from Apple :eek:
 
Im fairly confident that if apple really wanted that website address, they could go to court and get it from you for free since they have the trademark on the name "iPhone"...but if you want to use it as an actual website for yourself, i dont see a problem with it until apple wants it.
 
Churc22 said:
Im fairly confident that if apple really wanted that website address, they could go to court and get it from you for free since they have the trademark on the name "iPhone"...but if you want to use it as an actual website for yourself, i dont see a problem with it until apple wants it.
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They still have to pay me for domain registration.
 
Anyone think the OP needs to get out more? :p
no offence intended, i knew of a case where someone registered the McDonalds trade mark in foreign countries and made loadsss of money from it.
 
nickspohn said:
I just bought www.iphone.me :D


Godaddy unveiled the .me domains today an hour ago, and i finally got through, and i was the lucky one to get it!


Now im going to hold it hostage from Apple :eek:
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I think you should be saving up for those legal fees, sure to be coming should you try to do anything with that domain.
 
i think ill try that one (f##k.me)


i got nick.me to. im just going to sell them on ebay to make a quick buck more than likely.


oh, FYI Apple had a pre registration time to buy iPhone.me so hopefully since they didnt buy they dont care if it just sits there with a cool home page or i sell it.
 
I think the only way you're gonna make money off the site is if you sell it to another sucker who thinks they're gonna profit from it as well.. :D
 
The whois says it's owned by Apple and they've had the name for a week now, which means it was impossible for you to buy today. So either you're not telling the truth, or the whois isn't telling the truth ;)
Code: 
Domain ID:D7899-ME
Domain Name:IPHONE.ME
Domain Create Date:13-Jun-2008 17:17:42 UTC
Domain Last Updated Date:11-Jul-2008 16:01:58 UTC
Domain Expiration Date:13-Jun-2013 17:17:42 UTC
Last Transferred Date:
Trademark Name:IPHONE
Trademark Country:CH
Trademark Number:511527
Date Trademark Applied For:2002-04-19
Date Trademark Registered:2003-06-12
Sponsoring Registrar:MarkMonitor Inc R45-ME
Created by:MarkMonitor Inc R45-ME
Last Updated by Registrar:Afilias R54-ME
Domain Status:OK
Registrant ID:mmr-21581
Registrant Name:Apple Inc.
Registrant Organization:Apple Inc.
Registrant Address:1 Infinite Loop
Registrant Address2:
Registrant Address3:
Registrant City:Cupertino
Registrant State/Province:CA
Registrant Country/Economy:US
Registrant Postal Code:95014
Registrant Phone:+1.4089744286
Registrant Phone Ext.:
Registrant FAX:+1.4089741560
Registrant FAX Ext.:
Registrant E-mail:dotme@markmonitor.com
Admin ID:mmr-21581
Admin Name:Apple Inc.
Admin Organization:Apple Inc.
Admin Address:1 Infinite Loop
Admin Address2:
Admin Address3:
Admin City:Cupertino
Admin State/Province:CA
Admin Country/Economy:US
Admin Postal Code:95014
Admin Phone:+1.4089744286
Admin Phone Ext.:
Admin FAX:+1.4089741560
Admin FAX Ext.:
Admin E-mail:dotme@markmonitor.com
Tech ID:mmr-21581
Tech Name:Apple Inc.
Tech Organization:Apple Inc.
Tech Address:1 Infinite Loop
Tech Address2:
Tech Address3:
Tech City:Cupertino
Tech State/Province:CA
Tech Country/Economy:US
Tech Postal Code:95014
Tech Phone:+1.4089744286
Tech Phone Ext.:
Tech FAX:+1.4089741560
Tech FAX Ext.:
Tech E-mail:dotme@markmonitor.com
Nameservers:NSERVER.APPLE.COM
Nameservers:NSERVER2.APPLE.COM
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Yeah I think something was wrong with GoDaddy today. I "bought" four .me sites and about an hour later received four emails from GoDaddy saying that they had already been registered to someone else (even tho when I "bought" them, GoDaddy showed them as available). Go figure. Daddy.
 
Yeah i actually DIDN'T get it. According to GoDaddy Apple didn't register it before today, or it just wasnt made public, but they got it.


I talked to customer service and they said it was hell today. They said for every domain that had this type of conflict they have to go back and see who was first and then refund everyone.
 
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