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Place name URL

  • 19-07-2010 7:29am
    #1
    tc2010
    Closed Accounts Posts: 264 ✭✭


    If i was to snap up a domain that was a place name would i be entitled to it?

    Say for example i was to get Finglas.com or Dundalk.com would someone be able to take it off me?

    I can see a few place names are already directing to brand names so im wondering have they had permission or where they just lucky to get the name?


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  • #2
    Sposs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,472 ✭✭✭Sposs


    There's no problem if the .com is free - unless the local council come looking for the name, .ie is were you would have trouble.


  • #3
    Liam Byrne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,163 ✭✭✭✭Liam Byrne


    IIRC, "ireland.com" used to be the Irish Times newspaper, and now it's something else ?

    So I'm not sure whether you can be "usurped" ?


  • #4
    tc2010
    Closed Accounts Posts: 264 ✭✭tc2010


    Its not an .IE anyway so thats fine.

    Question i suppose would be is a place name a copyright? Im assuming its not unless its a .ie or .co.uk maybe but not a .com or a .net


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