Can .Name TLD be used for commercial purpose?

Discussion in 'Domain Names' started by adscience, Nov 26, 2007.

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    Can .Name TLD be used for commercial purpose? like business.name

    I know what it is intended for, but my question is, "is its commercial use legal"?
     
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  2. loveconst

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    .com is best
     
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  3. adscience

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    loveconst, do you think you can get domain like business.com?
     
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  4. loveconst

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    .name is the only Internet top-level-domain exlusively for individuals, where anyone can register his/her name, nickname, alias, screenname or something he/she is commonly known as. The person's name will end in .name, and become a lifelong email address and web site address. (source: http://www.nic.name/faq.html) :D
     
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    In my opinion, the .name domains are bad for a business.

    .Com is the ideal for businesses.

    Best Regards
     
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    techpr Well-Known Member

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    can you also get business.name ? :D
     
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    GoDaddy.name forwards to their (commercial) website - so it looks like it's ok.
     
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    htmlindex Prominent Member

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    Absolutely you can. The above domain, Business.name would make a great domain hack
     
    htmlindex, Nov 27, 2007 IP