> It's not copyright infringement, but it is probably violating your
> trademark.
> I honestly don't know what the law is exactly, and in any case it will
> depend a lot on your jurisdiction. In many jurisdictions there are
> definitely laws pertaining to internet domain names in response to
> people registering a domain like coca-cola.it (for example) and then
> selling it to Coca-Cola at a vast profit. However, a YouTube channel
> name is not the same as a domain name.
> I think you really need to talk to a lawyer about this. Trademarks are
> often restricted to a geographical area, which will complicate matters
> greatly.
> On Aug 22, 9:17 pm, kenmcginn wrote:
> > Someone is using my registered "company" name as their Youtube profile
> > channel name,not trademarked yet..but registered in 2006 and their
> > inactive profile name was started in 2007
> > is this copyright infringement? and can I have them change it?
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