RE: Business Name/Domain Name

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Christy,

 

Your company name and your web domain name are two totally different

entities. For your company name you will have to register with your

state and/or local government for your business license, which will be

in your company name. Your chosen name must be available with the

government you register with. Someone in the state over may be using

the same name...that's perfectly legal. (I'm not sure how the big

National corporation names are handled - I assume there is some sort of

way to " buy " your name nationwide, but the $$ involved?). For example,

I work for American Book Company, Inc., a book wholesaler. We are

incorporated in Florida. In order to do business in other states, we

must provide them with a certified copy of our articles of

incorporation, proving that we are a legal corporation...otherwise they

could require us to incorporate in *their* state. There is another

" American Book Company " in existence, that publishes textbooks. No

relation. I don't know where they are incorporated...but it's not

Florida, since we " own " the name there!

 

On the domain name, as someone else has already stated, there are domain

name " speculators " that buy up likely domains then try to resell

them...at a substantial mark-up. Sounds like in your case, this other

vendor saw & liked your signature name, and jumped on it. Since she's

not actually using it, I would consider checking to see if she would be

willing to relinquish it to you (for a reasonable price). If not, I

think I'd try to come up with an alternative for your website rather

than waste time & money pursuing her...while punishing her for a petty

" theft " would be satisfactory I'm not sure it would be worth the time

and money to try.

 

My company's website is www.americanbookco.com, as

www.americanbookcompany.com was not available (already owned by the

Publisher I mentioned). Perhaps you could see if

www.bontanicalaroma.com is available, or another similar domain name?

 

Sorry to hear about what happened, it's amazing how people have allowed

the anonymity of the internet to justify having no ethics.

 

Good luck!

 

Melissa

 

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What does anybody think? Am I making incorrect assumptions? Should

I

have secured the name before publicly posting it on lists? I feel

really

bad about this whole thing, for several reasons, of course. Losing my

 

name possibly, thinking bad thoughts about another individual...

 

Opinions?

 

 

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