Trademark infringements on domain names

[Jose]

[EDIT]
I didn't post this thread to bash AInc., I'm thinking about putting up a site for the few pieces of software I've been writing (seems that finally something is worth it:)) and the logical choice would be something with the amiga name for purposes or recognition.

Does anyone knows what normally happends regarding domain name registrations, regarding trademark infringements ? For example, if I was to register a domain name called EverythingAmiga or whatever, and the actual site was about the  Amiga, would I be infringing the Amiga trademark ?

The Amiga is completely f*cked up in this, comparing to the PC, cause it has a diferent platform name from the main company responsible for it (Macrohard...). I.e. who would recognize the Amiga platform without the "Amiga" name ? Maybe using Commodore ?
I guess somehow Bill McEwen & all knew this from the begining and their original idea was also that anyone making anything computer related wich involved the Amiga name would have to pay royalties to them.

[Jose]

Well I don't know what Bill said, but I don't trust words, I prefer to know legally how do these things work.
There's bunch of Amiga related sites already wich include the amiga name (amiga.org, amigaworld, amiga-hardware, amigau (amiga university). But maybe those exist for a long time.

@pixie
Hmm, maybe f*uckamiga.com ? :lol:

[Jose]

I guess if AInc. started to chase sites they'd be shooting themselves in the foot, but judging by the company's history you never know :-)

[Jose]

See the edit at the thread's beggining...

[Jose]

Sega-Saturn.com is now actually a sepulcre with RIP written on it

[Jose]

@tomazkid

When ?!

[Jose]

I see your opinions vary. If Wayne's right (as he probably has more experience) then AInc could at any time turn down a site if it was conveninent/it started to bother them. Not very encouraging... They could even pick up some of the site's users and good results on google. They already do so indirectly, I bet many of those so called investors don't even know what an Amiga is, but they do a google search and wow! It's us users that make the "name".

Anyway, though I'd tell you I registered Amigacentral.net a while ago:) Might seem a bit too pretentious name for me, but was the best one I came up with. I don't intend to make any concurrence to A.Org , jut a place to put my stuff and maybe fiddle around and try to implement some silly ideas, like try to put up pictures in compressed HAM8:)

:pint:

P.S. Won't be up till the end of the Summer though...