"Photoshop" in domain legal for tutorial site?

The subject says it all Does Adobe mind if you use Photoshop or PS in a domain name for this purpose?

 

No you can use that domain , adobe will never pay attention to that if you will use that domain for photoshop tutorials

 

thanks - would it matter or not if the site used Adsense?

 

You can use it , I had similar site with photoshop domain and with adsense code for about 3 years and never had any problem

Go ahead and build your website without any doubts

 

'Photoshop' is still a trademark of Adobe. As such they reserve the right to take legal action if necessary.

The chances of this occuring, however, are slim seeing as most sites won't produce direct competition with Adobe and its services.

 

To be on the safe side, it would be prudent to write to Adobe and seek their permission to do so. If you get the green light, you would have nothing to fear. If you do not ask and use it, you can stand the risk of losing more than just the domain name in question.

 

also, that domain will get you high traffic , ppl will think its adobe's site,
just below your copyright, add a line saying you are not affiliated with Adobe.

 

good point...I'm in their affiliate program, I guess I can just send over an email.

 

You don't need to write them asking for permission and chances are they will never respond anyways or they will tell you their name is trademarked. Here is the gray area: if consumers confuse your photoshop site with the official photoshop website than there could be a legality issue. However, sites like paypalsucks.com obviously can't get sued (by paypal) because they are obviously not the official site (hence the word 'sucks' in the url) and I doubt few people confuse them with Paypal.com. Hopefully, what I said makes sense and you understand how it works

 

Read your affiliate agreement while you're at it. You might find your answer in
there.

 

Wow, this thread is full of quite possibly the worst advice I've ever seen. You could use photoshop in the domain but if you're making any money (adverts, sales) then you'll always have the possibility of adobe taking it from you. Using the term "PS" however should keep you safe. I strongly recommend you seek professional legal advice rather than asking here, because I'm pretty sure every other person who replied doesnt have a clue. I'm thinking they're only concerned about their post count.

 

To be honest, I have had over 10 domains with ps in them & I don't see a problem with it. You're only helping adobe anyway, they'd be dumb to pick fights with supporters of their product; simple marketing.

 

hehe I don't know about that. Just recently I was reading the case about the JK roling (sp?) and her fan. Appranetly her fan created a huge reference book regarding Harry Potter and got sued. lol

 

Personally i'd go for the abbrev. PS tutorials or somthing on the lines.

 

Its really not a problem if your site is not stealing their popularity. Most big companies like adobe or nokia won't sue you for that. If the question is 'can they' ...Answer is simple.. Hell yeah! But don't worry, I know I don't worry as long as I'm being a friend to Nokia more than anything else.

 

Thats what I'm talking about , of course they can take that domain , but they will never do it .

 

And you know this how?

Seems you are rather clueless when it comes to intellectual property law.

http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/index.html

I found 4 results for "adobe" by complainant.

Never say never.

OP- Legally you can't use another's TM for commercial purposes.

The only way to know for sure is to ask them. However there is a GREAT chance that alone might cause them to ask for the domain or indicate to you that they do mind and expect you to not use the domain.

Goodluck in your decision but stay well-informed of the law as it will certainly help you navigate any potential problems that arise.

 

I think you should be alright if you have a disclaimer or something on teh site saying you are not associated with Adobe Photoshop or any of their products.

 

M8 I know what is it , but it not gonna happen with that domain if it will developed only for photoshop tutorials ( as mentioned before - " though they can " )

 

I thought Adobe is the trademark and not photoshop. Guess I was wrong