Copyright advice required!

[donrambo]

i need to know something about copyright......

suppose if a person creates a website @ weeblydotcom (free webhost) say with the name XYZ.weeblydotcom and after a few months another person creates his blog XYZ.blogspotdotcom without knowing that xyz.weeblydotcom is created previously , does it mean copyright infringement????


NOTE : The content of both the blogs are entirely different..unfortunately only the title is same

As far as i know both weebly and blogspot users do not have any copyright facilities.....but i need your answers....

 

[ThreeNF]

no copyright for that situation

 

[Sp32]

If the content is completely different and for whatever reason this got taken to court I believe you would get away with it because you aren't actually copying anything of theirs and it was a mere coincidence that your company had the same name.

I'm no law expert but that's what I'd assume.

[mod]Edited thread title, all caps aren't allowed[/mod]

 

[donrambo]

are u sure??? some lunatic weebly user sent me a mail saying i am infringing his copyright....

however i have another doubt...if there is XYZ.com and another person creates XYZ.blogspot.com or xyz.weebly.com, then does it mean copyright infringement????

 

[hatem20]

As long as you are not using brand or trademark name, you are safe.

 

[Sp32]

The user is just upset because you are now competing with him in terms of traffic.

 

[hatem20]

are u sure??? some lunatic weebly user sent me a mail saying i am infringing his copyright....

however i have another doubt...if there is XYZ.com and another person creates XYZ.blogspot.com or xyz.weebly.com, then does it mean copyright infringement????

Are you talking about domain name or the site content? I'm kinda confused. )

 

[donrambo]

ya...i m getting hell a lot more traffic than him ....but i asked another question ....can u pls answer

 

[donrambo]

only domain name....content is totally different

 

[bxflow]

Them haters just mad you going to take over their traffic :D

Like others said as long as theres no trademark you arent violating anything, You can register wjunction.co.uk,wjunction.me,wjunction.do,wjunction.to or w.e you want and it will be ok since WJ cant do anything about that since they arent a registered trademark

 

[hatem20]

I answered your question already, if 'XYZ' isn't a trademark name then there is no copyright infringement as no one owns that name legally.

 

[donrambo]

thanks for the quick answer guys....aah i just love this forum for this....

i have a blog @ http://geektipsblog.blogspot.com

and this user is having at http:// roydon .weebly.com

he has named his page as geektipsblog..he sent me a big msg....i just copy pasted just a small part of it

"Dear geektipsblog@blogspot:

We are writing to notify you that your unlawful copying of the Geek Tips
Blog trademark infringes upon our exclusive copyrights. Accordingly, you are
hereby directed to
CEASE AND DESIST ALL COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT.

We are the owner of a copyright in various aspects of Geek Tips and Geek
Tips Blog. Under United States copyright law, Geek Tip’s copyrights have
been in effect since the date that Geek Tips and Geek Tips Blog were
created. All copyrightable aspects of Geek Tips and Geek Tips Blog are
copyrighted under United States DMCA and International copyright law."



AM I SAFE????I am not able to understand what copyright is he talking abt...

 

[Deadmau5]

you are safe he is lying thats all )

maybe pissed of about traffic you get and not he

Write him Shit Happends )

 

[donrambo]

))))

 

[tooth]

f**k copyright

 

[okone]

You can't hold copyright in a domain name. If he owns a trademark with a similar name or device, then there might have a case.

 

[donrambo]

@okone : can u pls elaborate mate.....

 

[AlternativeWeb]

If i were you, I'd just spend the extra 10 bucks a year for your own domain.

 

[Tango]

That does sound like a good domain for a .com :sun: