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Old 08-28-2006, 12:22 PM
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That is only if Microsoft can prove that they were just trying to get traffic from there domain. If they have a legit website, that has nothing to do with myspace they cant get in trouble at all, because its generic, and it is not trademarked.

MySpace is trademarked (Federally Registered) - but the US has common law trademarks which mean you don't need to file to have rights to a name. You must be the first to use, continue to use, for the particular classification/sector.

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That is only if Microsoft can prove that they were just trying to get traffic from there domain. If they have a legit website, that has nothing to do with myspace they cant get in trouble at all, because its generic, and it is not trademarked.

MySpace is trademarked (Federally Registered) - but the US has common law trademarks which mean you don't need to file to have rights to a name. You must be the first to use, continue to use, for the particular classification/sector.

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