Comments on: NY Law To Prohibit Registering A Domain Name of A Living Person http://www.conceptualist.com/2007/08/08/ny-law-to-prohibit-registering-a-domain-name-of-a-living-person/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:17:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: The Hot Iron http://www.conceptualist.com/2007/08/08/ny-law-to-prohibit-registering-a-domain-name-of-a-living-person/#comment-2098 The Hot Iron Mon, 13 Aug 2007 01:40:14 +0000 http://www.conceptualist.com/2007/08/08/ny-law-to-prohibit-registering-a-domain-name-of-a-living-person/#comment-2098 <strong>Confusing New Law on Domain Names in New York State...</strong> A new law signed on August 1 in New York State will surely lead to much confusion, and much profiting by the attorneys who have to spend their clients’ money to understand and see if this law holds up. Note that I am not a lawyer nor do I play on... Confusing New Law on Domain Names in New York State…

A new law signed on August 1 in New York State will surely lead to much confusion, and much profiting by the attorneys who have to spend their clients’ money to understand and see if this law holds up. Note that I am not a lawyer nor do I play on…

]]> By: Scott Fish http://www.conceptualist.com/2007/08/08/ny-law-to-prohibit-registering-a-domain-name-of-a-living-person/#comment-2067 Scott Fish Thu, 09 Aug 2007 04:50:12 +0000 http://www.conceptualist.com/2007/08/08/ny-law-to-prohibit-registering-a-domain-name-of-a-living-person/#comment-2067 I have a feeling that this will be up against the same issues that the state of Utah had when they tried to rule on the competitive use of keyword bidding. It's going to take a federal law to seal the deal for this type of a law. I have a feeling that this will be up against the same issues that the state of Utah had when they tried to rule on the competitive use of keyword bidding. It’s going to take a federal law to seal the deal for this type of a law.

]]> By: NY’s Domain Ownership Law: Squeezes Domainers in 120 Days — Scott Fish http://www.conceptualist.com/2007/08/08/ny-law-to-prohibit-registering-a-domain-name-of-a-living-person/#comment-2066 NY’s Domain Ownership Law: Squeezes Domainers in 120 Days — Scott Fish Thu, 09 Aug 2007 04:39:06 +0000 http://www.conceptualist.com/2007/08/08/ny-law-to-prohibit-registering-a-domain-name-of-a-living-person/#comment-2066 [...] Update*  Quite a Few People Have Written About This [...] […] Update*  Quite a Few People Have Written About This […]

]]> By: Dave Zan http://www.conceptualist.com/2007/08/08/ny-law-to-prohibit-registering-a-domain-name-of-a-living-person/#comment-2065 Dave Zan Thu, 09 Aug 2007 03:26:52 +0000 http://www.conceptualist.com/2007/08/08/ny-law-to-prohibit-registering-a-domain-name-of-a-living-person/#comment-2065 Approved by the same governor who UDRP'ed his namesakes: http://domains.adrforum.com/domains/decisions/919828.htm No wonder there was enthusiasm in getting this passed. Looks like Register.com and Misk.com are gonna have to move... Approved by the same governor who UDRP’ed his namesakes:

http://domains.adrforum.com/domains/decisions/919828.htm

No wonder there was enthusiasm in getting this passed.

Looks like Register.com and Misk.com are gonna have to move…

]]> By: Mike Maddaloni http://www.conceptualist.com/2007/08/08/ny-law-to-prohibit-registering-a-domain-name-of-a-living-person/#comment-2064 Mike Maddaloni Thu, 09 Aug 2007 02:33:31 +0000 http://www.conceptualist.com/2007/08/08/ny-law-to-prohibit-registering-a-domain-name-of-a-living-person/#comment-2064 Here's a hypothetical case, one that could be real. Expecting parents believe they are going to have a girl and her name will be Jane DOe, thus they register janedoe.com, and for 5 years. When their bundle of joy comes into the world, its a boy, and they name it John, and they run out and get johndoe.com. As this is the only child they want, they decide to sell janedoe.com. There are other Jane Does in the State of New York... so can they sue? Or with a $1K daily fine, is it cheaper for the parents to adopt a boy? This law is as clear as mud... I pity the first few cases that come about. mp/m Here’s a hypothetical case, one that could be real. Expecting parents believe they are going to have a girl and her name will be Jane DOe, thus they register janedoe.com, and for 5 years. When their bundle of joy comes into the world, its a boy, and they name it John, and they run out and get johndoe.com.

As this is the only child they want, they decide to sell janedoe.com. There are other Jane Does in the State of New York… so can they sue? Or with a $1K daily fine, is it cheaper for the parents to adopt a boy?

This law is as clear as mud… I pity the first few cases that come about.

mp/m

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