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crockett · 02-28-2007, 12:52 PM

Just a warning for those of you that run x box sites and use xbox in your domain name. Seems microsucks is starting to enforce their trade mark and trying to get domains pulled.

I haven't been contacted personally but I had a domain that was parked with sedo that is a 2001 domain and orginally used a bondage site domain. I just received a e-mail from sedo telling me the domain was pulled from their system due to trade market violation.

I called sedo just to see who made the complaint because there are so many well known established sites that use the term xbox, I found it funny to think they would just now start this 7 years after the launch of their system.

Seems it is microsucks and he said they are starting to become aggressive on their xbox trademark. So if you have a gaming site using that term I'd expect them to contact you.

Just a side note some very popular sites using xbox in the domain that maybe at risk.

xbox-scene.com
xbox-linux.org
smashmyxbox.com
teamxbox.com
planetxbox.com

Being my domain was a actual site piror to the launch of Xbox (not owned by me) I think I could fight it if they do contact me about it. I Haven't decided if it's worth it to do so being I'm not actively using the domain for anything important. Xbox didn't go live until late 2001 and there is a archive.org copy of a site on my domain from Jun 15, 2001. The biggie is mircosoft registered their first trademark on the term xbox in 2000.

02-28-2007, 12:52 PM
crockett in a van by the river Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 76,806	xbox and trademarks Just a warning for those of you that run x box sites and use xbox in your domain name. Seems microsucks is starting to enforce their trade mark and trying to get domains pulled. I haven't been contacted personally but I had a domain that was parked with sedo that is a 2001 domain and orginally used a bondage site domain. I just received a e-mail from sedo telling me the domain was pulled from their system due to trade market violation. I called sedo just to see who made the complaint because there are so many well known established sites that use the term xbox, I found it funny to think they would just now start this 7 years after the launch of their system. Seems it is microsucks and he said they are starting to become aggressive on their xbox trademark. So if you have a gaming site using that term I'd expect them to contact you. Just a side note some very popular sites using xbox in the domain that maybe at risk. xbox-scene.com xbox-linux.org smashmyxbox.com teamxbox.com planetxbox.com Being my domain was a actual site piror to the launch of Xbox (not owned by me) I think I could fight it if they do contact me about it. I Haven't decided if it's worth it to do so being I'm not actively using the domain for anything important. Xbox didn't go live until late 2001 and there is a archive.org copy of a site on my domain from Jun 15, 2001. The biggie is mircosoft registered their first trademark on the term xbox in 2000. __________________ In November, you can vote for America's next president or its first dictator.