www.madness.com is a joke site
however they don't need it as it seems it is the same site as humor.com !!!
Suzie
----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Hazelby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 11:29 AM
Subject: [total-madness] Websites - Was "NUTTY SOUNDS Network - Launch Date
23rd July"
> Morning Peter and all...
>
> [Lots of website URLS gently snipped!]
>
> > Seeing all these addresses listed got me thinking. What are the legal
> > ramifications of using a band name as a website address without their
> > permission???
>
> [Football URL stuff chopped]
>
> > Like what would have happened if a fan had got
> > the rights to the domain name "www.madness.co.uk"??? Could Madness have
> > sued to get it for themselves when they got round to setting up a
website?
> > Hasn't there been cases of this already? Companies or towns having to
sue
> > folk who got the domain name with the name of the company or town in it?
> >
> > Does anyone know about this side of things? It's been a day of pondering
> > for me;-)
>
> I'm not sure what Madness would have done if the .co.uk address was
already
> taken.
>
> When Bedders was initially planning to start the Madness website he
> originally wanted www.madness.com but told me that it had already been
> taken. Have a look and let us know what's there! So he had to opt for the
> co.uk address we now know.
>
> The thing that's got me pondering now is that all the URL's that were
> originally listed above we dished out freely by some company that you just
> register your details with. What happens if for example Virgin say `Oi,
we'd
> like velvetghost.co.uk and we'll pay xxx amount for it`. I'm sure the
person
> owning the free address would probably get the two-fingered salute from
the
> people providing the free URL and webspace.
>
> On the subject of the Madness website. Is it me or hasn't it been updated
in
> donkeys years?! Also, who won the sodding boots etc that each band member
> was giving away? Did I miss the announcement somewhere?
>
> All the best,
>
> Robert
>
> p.s- I hear the Queen will be knighting a certain Mr. Scat next year for
his
> contribution to the Madness community ;-) What a star!
>
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