michaelhutchence.com.au

[inspiredjo]

I'd be interested to know your thoughts on domains of famous people

http://michaelhutchence.com.au/

I've just got videos from youtube its a 10 Part video of the The michael Hutchence Story

Joanne

 

[Ross]

Registering these domain names is fairly risky business.... i feel... and might be seen a typical case of cybersquating... in which case they'll take the domain away from you. A name of the individual is not generic... so it would be very hard to defend it.

There is also a lot of emotions around him in particular... so it is quite risky

 

[Data Glasses]

No way would i register someone elses name

not worth the headache and also not worth developing either

is it yours ?

 

[inspiredjo]

Ok, point taken, it expires soon so I'll let it go.

It was just meant to be like a fan site

 

[DavidL]

This has been tested before in US and the domain owners have won - ie a fan site has been found to be a legitimate way to use the domain. So developed carefully I think you'd have a minimal risk of losing it.

However, you've got to ask yourself is it worth the effort to develop such a site from a commercial point of view. And, as Ross said he does inspire some string emotions in Aus and regardless of the legitimacy of such a site, people might not agree with it...