GoFuckYourself.com - Adult Webmaster Forum - View Single Post - site making ~25k this year, but possible trademark issues in the future

raymor · 09-27-2011, 12:00 AM

With it all out now, with them knowing about it and you've already spoken to them, options are limited.

The exact name may be relevant, but it sounds like trademark infringement. If you're making $25,000 in Fleshlight commissions, you almost have to work with them. If they drop you your income is at least cut in half by promoting a competitor, sands they could still sue. So either you and they work together somehow or you both lose a significant amount of money. When I say "work together", they have the majority of the bargaining power. Your only options are to sure the domain down or work with them.

You can't sell it without fully disclosing the ongoing trademark issue and you're unlikely to find a buyer who would pay much knowing the trademark owner might take the domain away. Of you sell it without full disclosure that's another person suing you or sending Guido to visit you.

So all in all another example of a principle that's generally true - only acting with integrity will work being beyond the short term.

09-27-2011, 12:00 AM
raymor Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,745	With it all out now, with them knowing about it and you've already spoken to them, options are limited. The exact name may be relevant, but it sounds like trademark infringement. If you're making $25,000 in Fleshlight commissions, you almost have to work with them. If they drop you your income is at least cut in half by promoting a competitor, sands they could still sue. So either you and they work together somehow or you both lose a significant amount of money. When I say "work together", they have the majority of the bargaining power. Your only options are to sure the domain down or work with them. You can't sell it without fully disclosing the ongoing trademark issue and you're unlikely to find a buyer who would pay much knowing the trademark owner might take the domain away. Of you sell it without full disclosure that's another person suing you or sending Guido to visit you. So all in all another example of a principle that's generally true - only acting with integrity will work being beyond the short term. __________________ For historical display only. This information is not current: support@bettercgi.com ICQ 7208627 Strongbox - The next generation in site security Throttlebox - The next generation in bandwidth control Clonebox - Backup and disaster recovery on steroids