Comments on: Narnia.mobi Owner Feels She Can Legally Cybersquat http://www.domainersgazette.com/narniamobi-owner-feels-she-can-legally-cybersquat/ ..domainer news, musings, and odd ramblings Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:30:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Kelly Lieberman http://www.domainersgazette.com/narniamobi-owner-feels-she-can-legally-cybersquat/#comment-72032 Kelly Lieberman Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:58:27 +0000 http://www.domainersgazette.com/narniamobi-owner-feels-she-can-legally-cybersquat/#comment-72032 OK, you gotta love their naivete. Hooray for them for shedding more light on the possible uses for domains! So many domain holders forget about the power of e-mail. Think of all the kids who might pay $1.99 to have a Joey@Narnia.com or .mobi e-mail address! Same with millions of other amazing domains! Unfortunately, Narnia is not a generic word or phrase. It is a legitimate trademark and this sweet Scottish family is infringinging. However, if all they want is for their son to have a Narnia e-mail account, I am sure CS Lewis can work out an arrangement for the kid ( and maybe 1 million more!). A few opening night tickets might sweeten the deal as well. I wonder if they had tried the soft approach first if it might have worked. Kids don't like to be on the dark side of something they are trying to emulate. OK, you gotta love their naivete. Hooray for them for shedding more light on the possible uses for domains! So many domain holders forget about the power of e-mail. Think of all the kids who might pay $1.99 to have a Joey@Narnia.com or .mobi e-mail address! Same with millions of other amazing domains!

Unfortunately, Narnia is not a generic word or phrase. It is a legitimate trademark and this sweet Scottish family is infringinging. However, if all they want is for their son to have a Narnia e-mail account, I am sure CS Lewis can work out an arrangement for the kid ( and maybe 1 million more!). A few opening night tickets might sweeten the deal as well. I wonder if they had tried the soft approach first if it might have worked. Kids don’t like to be on the dark side of something they are trying to emulate.

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