www-playboy.com is that allowed?
 

I didn't think anyone could use playboy, must be ok AVN sells ads on it
http://www.avnads.com/mb/commerce/pu...6690&rdfrom=ab

hmmm crickets

www-playboy...i don't think so...but if no one is complaining then that doesn't matter...

avn is a role model of the industry and should be looked up to

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 :1orglaugh :thumbsup

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!

c&d time

They will be down in no time!

Our legal team is aware of this domain. You can't use playboy in a url.

that sucks on so many levels.

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

ya i know trust me :(

You truly are a idiot arent you? A prime example of how to rep a company.

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.

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...

Absolutely true, I'll never understand why people get themselves in trouble this way voluntarily...risk vs. reward calculation is shitty.

The litmus test in regards to trademarks is:

"Was the use of the term-in-question derived from or otherwise inspired by the trademark."

There are grey areas and then there is black and white. This is not a grey area....

Even an affiliate who only promotes playboy on that url?

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