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Originally posted by Rifleman1776
... I believe it would take an extreme stretch to find any sort of violation in what he did.
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Legal and "right and proper" aren't necessarily the same thing.
There are many things that are wrong even though they're legal.
The individual has violated a basic tenet of human relationships: taking advantage of others.
Ptoooey!
 
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Originally posted by Texatdurango
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Originally posted by rlharding
<br />....Don't get yer knickers in a twist over it... This guy is not a threat to anyone.
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And as far as anyone sending their customers to the IAP... who does that? Do we really want our customers to know that those $125 pens they bought only cost us $14 in parts and take 30 minutes to make? [:)]
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That point is exactly why I have previously advocated Taking that type of discussion behind closed doors
 
It took me a while to figure what the fuss was.

This subject was addressed on a business owner's forum I belong to. Allot of smart people there and many suggested buying domain names that are similar to your website's name to protect yourself from this type of abuse.

The thread started when a business owner purchased a domain name that was close to his competitor's name. Then he had the domain name point to his website. Needless to say, it was a messy situation for both sides.

$6 per domain name is cheap insurance against this type of problem. I own 10 similar domains names for my main business and they all point to my main website.
 
I'm not knowledeable enough to know the answer to this, but, my question is, can he sell from a .org website? Isn't there some sort of regulation being violated that could be reported?
 
Originally posted by fiferb
<br />I'm not knowledeable enough to know the answer to this, but, my question is, can he sell from a .org website? Isn't there some sort of regulation being violated that could be reported?
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I don't believe there is any law stating that you can't. The .org domains were started with the idea of non-profit using them for ease of recognition. But alot of non-profits selll stuff, they just aren't trying to make an overall profit. they shoot the break even. But they still have to pay salaries, etc.


I am now the CFO (was hired 2 months ago) of a $3+million annual revenue non-profit, my budget for next year has a net profit of $50. So my expenses are about $2.99995 million.
 
Originally posted by Russianwolf
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Originally posted by CrazyBear
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Originally posted by Russianwolf
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Oh, and don't leave the first s off of craigslist.com (DAMHIKT)
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After posting that .. you know We have just got to try it[:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]
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make sure you're not at work, and the kids aren't around.
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Why? I tried it and all I got was an innocuous screen with a message about the domain being parked by Godaddy.com. Very boring.
 
WW, I believe it would take an extreme stretch to find any sort of violation in what he did. Your own post pretty well supports that. You used the words: may (several times); difficult; similar; could; mistakenly; might and on and on, aud infinauseum. Then you reference Wikipedia, probably the least reliable source of information in the world. As far as similarity is concerned, it flourishes everywhere in the commercial world. Look at the woodworking/turning catalogs. The names of the catalogs are nearly identical in many cases. We (including myself) have already spent way too much time on this huge non-issue.
Frank
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"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." from Animal Farm by George Orwell
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My post never supported anything, other than to point out some possible legal issues. Nothing here is simple black and white. The words I used, such as difficult, similar, could, etc. only serve to illustrate the subjective nature of this kind of legal issue. The fact that Rifleman claims "similarity flourishes everywhere in the commercial world" does not negate the probability that some of that similarity may be actionable. That it continues to go on only means that someone either doesn't know about it, or doesn't care enough to pursue a remedy. Similarly, it may not be worthwhile for penturners.org to pursue this either. But since a number of posters to this thread were talking about the legality of the matter, I felt compelled to weigh in. It's an area of law I practice in, and I found that particular Wiki article to be accurate.

Rifleman does have a valid point, in that we all have spent perhaps too much energy on this topic. Of course, isn't that just the sort of thing that OT sections of discussion boards are meant for? [;)] With four pages of postings and counting, <b>somebody</b> here apparently finds this topic interesting.

Cheers.
 
Originally posted by gerryr
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Originally posted by Russianwolf
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Originally posted by CrazyBear
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Originally posted by Russianwolf
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Oh, and don't leave the first s off of craigslist.com (DAMHIKT)
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After posting that .. you know We have just got to try it[:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]
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make sure you're not at work, and the kids aren't around.
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Why? I tried it and all I got was an innocuous screen with a message about the domain being parked by Godaddy.com. Very boring.
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looks like they lost the lease..... guess not enough people mispelled craigslist.
 
Kevin (WWAtty) - thank you for giving us the legal side of things. Having worked closely with some of the finest lawyers in the world over the past 25 years, I can appreciate all of the qualifiers you must use seeing as the facts of this are incomplete at best.
 
Hi Everybody!

I usually don't even read threads like this one, much less post on them. But I like you guys! You are my friends! So here's my advice:

Forget about this guy and his little website. It really means nothing to us. The emotional energy spent in arguing about it four pages long, is more than it deserves. Particularly at this time of year when there is so much potential for positive energy, why dwell on the negative? Forget about him. Leave him alone. Find somebody you love and give them a hug, and enjoy Christmas! Turn a beautiful pen, take a picture, and post it here for us all to see. Enjoy a laugh over at the Name The Reindeer Contest! But don't waste anymore time on this little, inconsequential website.

Doesn't that feel better?

Scott.
 
Originally posted by Scott
<br />... Find somebody you love and give them a hug, and enjoy Christmas! Turn a beautiful pen, take a picture, ...
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Easy for you to say. Must be nice... having a lathe to turn a pen on, mine is 1500 miles away, along with the stinking battery charger to my camera so no pictures even if I could make a pen [:(]

I guess all I can do is hug all my dear relatives and enjoy the season.

Scott's right..... let's get off this inter-forum bickering over what amounts to nothing!

On a lighter note.... Did everyone see where I am the only winner so far in the "Who is Santa" contest???[:D]
 
I don't even think this thread has created any bickering. This "penturner" guy just got under our skin and we all had a good, civil discussion of it. We got it out of our systems. In the grand scheme of things, he doesn't matter anyway. It's the holiday season, so who cares?

Everyone have a great holiday and a bountiful New Year! Those of you who are traveling: drive safely.

Cheers.
 
Originally posted by Scott
<br />Hi Everybody!

I usually don't even read threads like this one, much less post on them. But I like you guys! You are my friends! So here's my advice:

Forget about this guy and his little website. It really means nothing to us. The emotional energy spent in arguing about it four pages long, is more than it deserves. Particularly at this time of year when there is so much potential for positive energy, why dwell on the negative? Forget about him. Leave him alone. Find somebody you love and give them a hug, and enjoy Christmas! Turn a beautiful pen, take a picture, and post it here for us all to see. Enjoy a laugh over at the Name The Reindeer Contest! But don't waste anymore time on this little, inconsequential website.

Doesn't that feel better?

Scott.
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I want to hug Scott [:D]
 
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