brick:Furman enmity hinged.

Thanks for your comment. The issue here is the owner of the gripe site generating ad revenue on a trademarked domain–www.uopsucks.com.

I’m not a lawyer, but I was under the impression that even writing a book about a brand and selling it would not be considered commercial use, as long as the author/publisher is clear on the fact that it is not authorized, and is not attempting to use the brand to sell a competing product or create consumer confusion.

It is common sense for most people to react with your question. The reality, thus far, lies in Google’s ability to circumvent any shred of responsibility–they have successfully been able to argue that they are not responsible for what other entities do with their technology

The funniest part of this argument is Google is making millions on this activity annually and yet their motto is “don’t be evil.”  Uh… “don’t be evil unless we profit from it” is more accurate.
Tom

It is legal to register a trademarked domain and publish a website on the domain if it is non-commercial in nature–think review sites, gripe sites, fan sites. An example would be Walmartwatch.com, a Wal-Mart gripe site published by Five Stones and Th…