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Old 05-31-2007, 03:12 AM   #1
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www-playboy.com is that allowed?

I didn't think anyone could use playboy, must be ok AVN sells ads on it
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Old 05-31-2007, 04:04 AM   #2
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hmmm crickets
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Old 05-31-2007, 05:17 AM   #3
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www-playboy...i don't think so...but if no one is complaining then that doesn't matter...
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Old 05-31-2007, 05:21 AM   #4
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avn is a role model of the industry and should be looked up to
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Old 05-31-2007, 05:23 AM   #5
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woohoo, I've been waiting for somebody to show me that it's ok. I'm going to start pushing playboy-google-yahoo-gfy.com I should get killer search engine spots with those keywords
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Old 05-31-2007, 05:28 AM   #6
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woohoo, I've been waiting for somebody to show me that it's ok. I'm going to start pushing playboy-google-yahoo-gfy.com I should get killer search engine spots with those keywords
should get some nice listings
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Old 05-31-2007, 06:52 AM   #7
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Using "Playboy" in the domain name is a gross violation of their terms. When Playboy's legal department finds out about it - and they will find out about it - it will be shut down.
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Old 05-31-2007, 08:18 AM   #8
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Using "Playboy" in the domain name is a gross violation of their terms. When Playboy's legal department finds out about it - and they will find out about it - it will be shut down.
yep, what he said!
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Old 05-31-2007, 08:26 AM   #9
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Old 05-31-2007, 08:29 AM   #10
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Old 05-31-2007, 08:50 AM   #11
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Our legal team is aware of this domain. You can't use playboy in a url.
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Old 05-31-2007, 09:03 AM   #12
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that sucks on so many levels.
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Old 05-31-2007, 04:33 PM   #13
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Our legal team is aware of this domain. You can't use playboy in a url.
You might want to tell our industry leader about this, they are still selling ads on the site
http://www.avnads.com/mb/commerce/pu...6690&rdfrom=ab
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Old 05-31-2007, 05:19 PM   #14
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Our legal team is aware of this domain. You can't use playboy in a url.
ya i know trust me
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Old 05-31-2007, 05:36 PM   #15
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www-playboy...i don't think so...but if no one is complaining then that doesn't matter...
You truly are a idiot arent you? A prime example of how to rep a company.
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Old 05-31-2007, 06:05 PM   #16
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yes you can use the words playboy.... it's no different than using the word toothpaste... a playboy (the noun) is different than Playboy (the magazine/empire)... now.. how you market it is different.. that's the key.

www-playboy.com.. you are fucked.

im-a-playboy.com... different... and most likely fine.

im-a-playboy-playmate.com... playboy playmate is trademarked... no way

shesmyplaymate.com.. good chance you are fine, as long as you don't ever address anything about playboy

shesaplaymate.com... probably not, even if your girl is a playboy playmate, they guard their stuff pretty hard

this-is-playboy.com.... tough.. probably gonna lose on that one

It all depends on the wording... then of course you have to distance yourself from the branding of playboy... so why choose the name in the first place??? the obvious choice is so you can cash in on it... therefore, you can't use it for that.
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Old 05-31-2007, 06:12 PM   #17
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Some people in this biz are pretty stupid, wtf was someone thinking when they registered www-playboy.com, the domain gets 0 type ins, isn't even worth the registration cost and obviously would create drama when playboy legal team discovers it...
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Old 05-31-2007, 06:15 PM   #18
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so why choose the name in the first place??? the obvious choice is so you can cash in on it... therefore, you can't use it for that.
Absolutely true, I'll never understand why people get themselves in trouble this way voluntarily...risk vs. reward calculation is shitty.
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Old 05-31-2007, 06:24 PM   #19
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The litmus test in regards to trademarks is:

"Was the use of the term-in-question derived from or otherwise inspired by the trademark."
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Old 05-31-2007, 06:30 PM   #20
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Old 05-31-2007, 06:34 PM   #21
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Our legal team is aware of this domain. You can't use playboy in a url.
Even an affiliate who only promotes playboy on that url?
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Old 05-31-2007, 06:38 PM   #22
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