Thread: Hey The Dynasty, Can I please have my domain LiveCamNetwork.net back now?
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Old 03-31-2018, 02:51 PM  
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I'm not condoning TheDynasty's behavior, but Mark's "Live Cam Network" could hardly be characterized as well-known. The Alexa for livecamnetwork.com is 6,474,790, so the site likely gets about 15-20 visits a day. Secondly, I personally consider "Live Cam Network" as a descriptive term. It's not distinctive like Streamate. Descriptive terms carry far less trademark protection than distinctive terms or arbitrary terms like "Apple". Unless Mark has a registered trademark, I don't recommend filing a UDRP or URSS, as it would likely fail and be a waste of money.
It's an open shut case of "bad faith registration" for the purpose of cybersquatting because immediately after registering the domain Chris Butler contacted Mark's secretary to sell back the domain to them for $2,500.

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