airgun designs website

[deadeye9]

So I typed in www.airgundesigns.com instead of www.airgun.com.

Interesting outcome.

[SummaryJudgement]

[AutomagRT1483]

National...pfft

[buzzboy]

well thats gay. Isn't that infringement somehow or another.

[BerSerK]

looks legit from the whois info :

Registrant:
National Paintball Supply
570 Mantua Boulevard
Sewell, NJ 08080
US

Domain Name: AIRGUNDESIGNS.COM

Administrative Contact :
Amadei, Kim
[email protected]
570 Mantua Blvd
sewell, NJ 08080
US
Phone: 888-888-8788
Fax: 1-609-555-1212

but the name airgun designs must be registered...strange

[robnix]

well thats gay. Isn't that infringement somehow or another.

There is precedent that if you take someone elses registered trade name for your own use as a domian name, the original owner can claim it and get it back for themselves.

http://www.nolo.com/article.cfm/objectID/60EC3491-B4B5-4A98-BB6E6632A2FA0CB2/111/228/195/ART/

Cybersquatting means registering, selling or using a domain name with the intent of profiting from the goodwill of someone else's trademark. It generally refers to the practice of buying up domain names that use the names of existing businesses with the intent to sell the names for a profit to those businesses.

What You Can Do to Fight a Cybersquatter

A victim of cybersquatting in the United States can now sue under the provisions of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) or can fight the cybersquatter using an international arbitration system created by the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). The ACPA defines cybersquatting as registering, trafficking in or using a domain name with the intent to profit in bad faith from the goodwill of a trademark belonging to someone else. The ICANN arbitration system is considered by trademark experts to be faster and less expensive than suing under the ACPA, and the procedure does not require an attorney.

[deadeye9]

The obvious conclusion:

National Paintball owns Airgun Designs.

[Big'n slo]

The obvious conclusion:

National Paintball owns Airgun Designs.

Obviously


Whats up DE9?

[peewee]

The obvious conclusion:

National Paintball owns Airgun Designs.

You guys havent figured it out yet??? Tom ownes national....... But its a secret.

[deadeye9]

Whats up DE9?

New job ... Austin, TX. I miss NJ paintball, alot.

[Big'n slo]

New job ... Austin, TX. I miss NJ paintball, alot.

Well I guess a going away game is out then huh?

Good luck down there.

[RapidTransit]

Did this just happen recently because last time I did that I think it came up as not registered

[Skeeter]

Sorry to bring up an ancient thread, but...

Just found this myself (typed in the full airgundesigns.com) while looking up prices for parts... Did a fourm search to see if this has been discussed before.

Disgusting.

Just another reason to hate NPS. A-holes. We, as a field and full service pro shop, have tried to boycot them, and it is working surprisingly well. Very few orders from them this past year. Sometimes, they are the only source of parts that we need, so we have to do business with them now and then. Always leads to a bad aftertaste.

Anyone have a count on how many different retail web sites NPS owns? It is nice to know that they (NPS) support their clients (paintball stores/fields/pro-shops), by selling directly to the end users at the same or lower prices.

AGD needs to re-hijack the domain name back to its proper home. BTW, AGD.com is unregistered. AGD could hijack some permutation of the NPS domain name and do an even trade. Hostage for hostage, but you still hate to negotiate with terrorists!

[grEnAlEins]

after re-reading this thread I vote sticky, not that my vote matters

[Chronobreak]

yeah....

least natl can do is sell mags...

mags=dead warehouse space