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Originally posted by Mr.Fiction
We have no idea if the domain you're talking about is generic and no idea if the other person has a trademark. What you want to do is a very common practice and in many cases it's perfectly fine. In some cases, though, you might find your self getting hit with a lawsuit or a WIPO case.
Without knowing the specific name and the person who owns it, then it's hard to say.
If he has a trademark, then you shouldn't do it.
Check it here:
http://tess.uspto.gov/
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no, he doesnt have a trademark
ive checked. he seems to be a small webmaster
now, one other issue i have is although the my site will have a different niche then his site, the design of the two sites will be somewhat similar. Its hard tio explain witout giving away the domain (dont want some gfy lurker registering it) but basically, the domains in question contain a animal name in it, and on his site, he has pictures of this animal, and on my site, i want to have pictyures of the same animal...so in that regard, both the sites will have the same exact component.
how do you guys feel about that? does that change things? the important thing here is that i dont want to screw this guy, just because he is a small timer and couldnt fight back.