Jay R. Ashworth wrote:
Such is not my experience, and I strongly advise people against such stupidity.
Oh, I'd absolutely advise against it - but the branding people and the lawyers typically think otherwise. The case that gets a bit murky for me is genuinely multi-national entities. In *theory* that ought to be what .com is for, but registering yourcompany.cc for every country where you have an operating entity looks sort of legit. (Yes, I've been asked to do this before.)
But if we play to their ignorance, they'll *never* learn, will they?
I don't have overmuch trouble getting people to understand microsys.us
Oh, if there's the slightest hint of interest in learning, I'll explain - apologies if I implied otherwise. Regards, Tim.
On Mon, 21 May 2007, Tim Franklin wrote:
The case that gets a bit murky for me is genuinely multi-national entities. In *theory* that ought to be what .com is for, but registering yourcompany.cc for every country where you have an operating entity looks sort of legit.
Why only sort of? To analogize this to the phone network, there's a country code, +800, for international toll free calls. There are also various national or regional toll free dialing codes, such as 1-800 numbers in the NANPA region (US, Canada, Caribbean), or 0800 numbers in the UK. Looking at ads targeting the US market, I see lots of 1-800 numbers. Looking at ads targeting the UK market, I see lots of 0800 numbers. In other countries, I see their own conventions. I'm guessing if I dialed any of those numbers, the phone would be answered in the language the ad was written in, and prices would be quoted in the currency of the place where the ad was published. I'm not sure I've ever noticed a +800 number being advertised, despite its status as a global standard. Is this wrong? Would those trying to sell things to Americans get more business by dropping their familiar 1-800 numbers is favor of what their customers would see as 011-800 numbers? Would those trying to sell things to the British do better if they made people dial 00-800 rather than 0800? Or, for that matter, would those trying to sell things in France do better if their phones were answered in English? Is the above situation any different from the decision of whether to use locally-expected ccTLDs for local content, or to use the "international" .com for everything? -Steve
On Mon, May 21, 2007 11:02 pm, Steve Gibbard wrote:
Is the above situation any different from the decision of whether to use locally-expected ccTLDs for local content, or to use the "international" .com for everything?
Ah, assuming local content, no. I was coming more from the 'must protect the use of our name!' angle, which is a conversation I've had more often. I wasn't aware of +800 at all though - thanks, that's interesting... Regards, Tim.
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