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  1. Iain Aschendale

    Iain Aschendale Lying, dog-faced pony Marine Supporter Contributor

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    Bragging about it here or elsewhere probably isn't the best idea either.
     
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    the bottom line on this is that domain name speculation is legal, but cyber squatting isnt ... cyber squatting is defined as acquiring domains with the intent to profit from reselling them when they relate directly to the trademark of others.

    in this case if time warner alledge and prove that they own the trademark to kingkong vs godzilla , and owned it when you registered the domain then a court will order it released... also bearing in mind that time warner have much better lawyers and a far greater resource than you do
     
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    Can they really do that? Because people "squat" on sites all the time.
     
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    They'd spend more time and money paying their lawyers to file the paperwork than they could just get the site from me. I'm pretty sure Time Warner doesn't "own" the rights to either of those characters.
     
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    Link the Writer Flipping Out For A Good Story. Contributor

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    Chapter One of my fantasy is shaping up! :D If you want to take a look, send me a PM and I'll give it to you.
     
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    I got 'Longlisted' for the FISH memoir contest which is almost good, I am almost happy, well, I am mainly disappointed. What do I do with the story now, and is longlist for Fish Publishing a scalp, credit against my incredible CV list of achievements: a runner-up/an honorary 3rd place/an all round loser usually. Does that last sentence make any sense, and how happy should I be?
     
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    Mat, I would say it's a credit. Well done mate.
     
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    Thanks Solar :)
     
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    Link the Writer Flipping Out For A Good Story. Contributor

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    Just finished cleaning and re-arranging my room. The neatness, the sudden burst of creative energy that seeps into my room... I LOVE IT!!!!
     
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    My bf has agreed to do the washing up after meals! That's huge to me considering I do all the cooking around the place (and we rarely eat out because of his allergies).
     
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    had my 10th anniversiary competition piece accepted (in an edited form) accepted for a magazine that has published
     
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    Damn right. One cooks the other cleans. That's how it works.
     
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    All right, good news and bad news.

    Bad news, my AC adapter is totally dead.

    Good news, I ordered a new one from Amazon.com and it should be in my hands within a week. :D
     
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    This happened again today. :O This time I didn't find it randomly--the author posted it on Twitter and tagged me. But still, cool!
     
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    I was fine with doing 90% of the housework when I worked less than half the hours I am contracted to now. But now that I'm working 40 hours a week it was distinctly less fair.
     
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    Yep. I read up more about it and it is a fine line. Squatting seems to be a bit difficult when it comes to particular things. Worst case I'm out the $14 to register the site. C'est la vie. Someone else owns the sites GodzillavsKingKong.com and GodzillavKong.com So I'm guessing I'm not the only one that had the idea.
     
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    Heigh ho, heigh ho, it's back to work I go.....

    Long vacations sound wonderful, but three months off in the cold, with regular part-time evening work to keep you in town, can be a drag....
     
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    Yayyyy baseball is back. Go Red Sox!!!!
     
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    ^ I love American baseball, and to hell with anyone who doesn't. (You don't get to tell me what I can or cannot like. :supermad:)

    Finally got my ass to writing my sci-fi. [​IMG] Wrote the last part of Chapter One first so now I have a good way to start it. And don't worry, I promise I won't write it in such a way that it looks like erotica.
     
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    you love rounders mate, that's your call ;)
     
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    Rounders? What are you talking about?
     
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    High stakes illegal poker?
     
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