Domain and Copyright.

[d0odx]

hmmm<br />Today i bought a domain, then came across a message board where an individual is creating an entire site based on the words i used for the domain.<br />The thing im afraid of is that his beta site (just screen shots i saw, not actually a url/domain) has copyrights all over it for the name, the content blah blah blah..<br /><br />So i was wondering if anybody has run into any legal issues or things in the nature of this situation?<br />Could i get sued? or have it taken away from me?

[Pinhead]

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[Pinhead]

A little clarification. You should distinguish between trademarks and copyrights. Names can be registered as trademarks, while whole works (web pages, books, pictures, films etc) normally are protected by copyright.