Re: Domain Name NASA.COM

["Matthew James Gering" <mgering () ricochet net>]

There must be somone at InterNIC who thinks like you do.

You miss the point entirely. Trademark space is not flat -- it has to be
trademarkable (not an generic term), it must be associated with a specific
industry, and it must be associated with a particular region (the
juridictal boundaries of the particular PTO).

For a trademark violation, you must show that it is being used in the same
industry in the same region, for damages you must prove that it was
intentionally done to misrepresent your organization, and you must prove
they profitted and/or you incurred a loss due to the misrepresentation.

All the terms you list below, with the possible exception of FCC, are not
even trademarkable. The idea that a US government organization could own
the english word "house" is absolutely ludicrous.

Associating your domain closely to that of another to gain misdirected
traffic is unethical, but has nothing to do with trademark.

        Matt



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> From: Bob Izenberg <bei () austin aus sig net>
> To: Larry Vaden <vaden () texoma net>
> Cc: jamie () intuition iagnet net; nanog () merit edu
> Subject: Re: Domain Name NASA.COM
> Date: Saturday, July 12, 1997 8:52 AM
>
> Larry Vaden wrote:
>
> # www.nasa.com is reachable.
>
> So what about these:
>
> Computerized Horizons (FCC2-DOM)
>    2490 Black Rock Tpke. #309
>    Fairfield, CT 06430-2404
>    Domain Name: FCC.COM
>
> Congressional Communications (CONGRESS-DOM)
>    361 Judd Farm Road
>    Watertown, CT 06795
>    Domain Name: CONGRESS.COM
>
> Voice of the Senate (SENATE2-DOM)
>    515 Watertown Ave., Suite 160
>    Waterbury, CT 06708
>    Domain Name: SENATE.COM
>
> Foreign Service Review Inc. (HOUSE2-DOM)
>    Route 1 Box 750-F
>    Elgin, TX 78621
>    Domain Name: HOUSE.COM
>
> How about these next two?  Receiving a letter from the FTC would
> be getting off easy.  :-)
>
> Army Corner Cubes (ARMY-DOM)
>    3405-B Triana Blvd. #1136
>    Huntsville, AL 35805
>    Domain Name: ARMY.COM
>
> The CPS Group (AIRFORCE-DOM)
>    P.O. Box 619200
>    DFW Airport
>    Dallas, TX 75261-9600
>    USA
>    Domain Name: AIRFORCE.COM
>
> Bob