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Originally Posted by RazorSharpe
Have you looked at the last thread posted? No? Then please read it before you tell me what did and did not transpire. If you did read it then you may also find it perfectly logical that I ask this question again since when first queried the OP did not give this reason straight away. He gave me some song and dance about querying his database etc. and then ended up calling me a troll. Uncalled for and highly unprofessional.
My intention isn't to "ruin" this thread, when in fact I have no opinion of Richard at all. He seems like a nice guy but I do not know him personally. The ONLY time I have interacted with him was when I signed up to use YNot Mail and he was pleasant to work with.
If I sold tennis shoes and some manufacturer tried to make me carry their brand calling it Nikee, I know what I'd do so please don't tell me that the people responsible for the brand should chase this up. How about showing a modicum of responsibility and ethics or is that notion totally alien to you?
As for wanting to draw attention to myself, please, I've been here since 2001 and have just over 1000 posts; I'm hardly trying to draw attention to myself. I'm pretty sure you've come across that type in your years on GFY but I'm not one of them.
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I did see the thread, yes. Did you consider that you maybe did not get an immediate response because the person had to get the answer for you? There are new people being hired here, and this is a new company setup, all this is explained in the threads you're posting in here.
As for your Nikke example, apples and oranges. Domain names are not shoes. There are differences in scope and complexity. There are processes in place to determine what is infringing, and what is not. It makes sense for companies to use these processes instead of making unilateral and uninformed decisions.
I'm NOT saying this example I'm about to give is the case here, I just use it for the sake of example. What if the domain names you're upset about are in fact owned by the copyright holder? And they want to run another site for whatever reason, and list it under a different company name, again for whatever reason? What if the domains you are pointing at are owned by people who first used these words before the .com owners did, but just haven't pressed the issue? What if there are laws or rules in place regarding domain names from specific countries that have some bearing on this situation?
This isn't to say that any of the above things are likely or apply in this case... it's just an example to show why it makes SENSE for there to be a process that the stake holders need to go through when there is a dispute. And there IS such a process in this case that can be followed (without charge or expense, it seems, unlike when there are disputes related to another domain name extension we all know and don't love). This is also why it would be a really bad idea for a company to do what you're suggesting they SHOULD do, and react to a post on GFY made by someone who is not a stakeholder.