Not sure devil… I think your site being a “non-profit” website would be a positive point. But I could be wrong…

Yes.I agree with CK_risk

But there are other big big websites which use the name. 1 , 2 , etc…

Also..does disclaimer helps?

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All in all..do they sue directly or warn earlier

@devil – if google thinks you are worth “suing”... you would have already made it so big by then, you should be able to handle the lawsuit buddy.

lol..that is very nice of you

If they sue me..i’ll tell them..i have no money – Take me with you. I’ll work for you without demanding any moolah

I agree with rohan, you are safe from any law suit until your blog starts making mega bucks.

yep devil… copyrights are patents are a touchy subject. I was having a discussion the other day with a friend regarding the same subject. he values it like the bible, and I dont

here’s my thought. copyrights and patents are geographic. if one applies for a patent, it’s in a particular country. it does not apply outside of the geo in which the patent has been applied for. There can be exactly the same patent granted to another individual or corporation altogether in another country… happens all the time…. What I dont like about this patent crap is that the US shoves their patents down everybody else’s throat. what about patents in india…

what i hate further more is that the US patents everything in sight:
example

you’ll like this one

see more @ http://www.patentlysilly.com/index.php and http://www.cracked.com/article_15693_10-most-ridiculous-inventions-ever-patented.html

US patents on

Method of swinging on a swing

Icon for a portion of a display screen

I am thinking of patenting heartbeats, blood circulation and the air we breathe.. ah!! how about patenting sexual positions.. that would be fun aye !! ?

if you are in india, don’t think they can sue you.

these kind of things happen in EU, or US only

First of all, an expert didn’t said yes ... its coming from Labnol who iirc runs a technical site, not a legal site and legal advise doesn’t come with “2 cents..”

There are plenty of sites which have matching names eg… a malware site which goes by the name qoogle.com ( first alphabet is “Q” not g ) ; i doubt google can sue or shut them down.

I work in the area of security, I see phishing sites like bank0findia.com/login ( thats a “zero” in 0f ) and yet we have tough time getting these sites down.

If it was that easy to take site down; thepiratebay.com would have been shut down 500 times by now …. Well, realistically speaking taking down a site depends upon how bold your host is

If google gives you trouble for using orkut in name, shop for host in China or Russia :D

You not only will have to change the hosting but change the registrar, because US laws are applicable in the EU also. Take a registrar and a host in Russia, China etc, but dont come to India.

Don’t change anything…

No problem

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