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Originally posted by aflex
the domain is currently sitting with just a picture of the artist, a banner supporting them, and a link to a news article.. i have never profitted from it, and the site was ran to support the artist.
i really don't want to fight the lawyer, i did some research on him, and he is highly regarded in the ecommerce field of law.
the only thing i feel i have going for me, in regards to a UDRP action, would be that I purchased the domain 11 months before the artists stage name was trademarked.
slavdogg, if I emailed him back requesting $2000, could that be used against me? or is it best to phone him?
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11 months before the trademark aside - If this artist was known to you as an artist and you then registered the domain name you're going to have to prove it was becase you intended to use the domain for something. You are in a fix here because from what you said it sounds like a fan site.
This lawer is asking you questions about your time and effort put into the site to determin if you are running the site in good faith as a fan or are you in fact just cyber squatting hoping they hit big. You're intention to not profit from the site gives them a good argument for its cyber squatting if you ask for too much money.
I would be honest with this lawyer about your intentions and ask him to make you a "reasonable offer" - If your a fan then try and get what you can from the guy - like a ticket to their next show and back stage passes - or offer to run the site for them - you may be able to get a good paying gig out of it - check the record label for other artist web sites -
Just be carefull - maybe if you have access to an attorney you may want to talk to him before you talk to this guy - Does he represent the artist or the record label etc.