i think Canadian Tire has a right to sue you though as I think it is infringement... Ive taken a bit of copy right law before. I would consult a legal person though to find out whether its worth doing anything
I think you're right too NR, but imho, I think someone within the Canadian Tire Corporation could have handled this matter a little differently.
Anyway's Evan, here's some reading you might find interesting.
Basmati rice:
The people in India and Pakistan have been growing this rice for centuries, now they can't even sell their rice by the name they've been calling it for 1000's of years, because a US firm holds the patent for that name now.
F*** them,there has to be a media outlet that doesn't have CTC as an advertiser and is looking for a David vs Goliath story to put on one of their programs or articles-just watch how quickly their chequebook comes out then!
i havent had a chance to read what has been said here but honenstly, canadian tire has every right to sue along the lines of copyright infringement. hearing your explanation about your domain is really kinda funny i think ... canadian and tire and what not and how its jsut to common words...no one would ever make a domain canadiantireseries if there did not exist a racing series sponsored by canadian tire
you really have no case ad id be wiling to bet a lot of money on it. i think canadian tire should be worrying about other things than this and of course they could have been more considerate about the matter, im with you on that 100%. they could have called you or askedfor the domain or somethign along those lines. im surprised they wouldnt jsut offer you money for it being the company they are, and it would be better publicity than this
i dont think you can base your opinions tho of canadian tire on their auto service.. i find the store to be realy nice... ive always shopped there.. iveheard lots of things about the auto place tho... hopefully some of them werent true cuz ive heard some sad stories
yea that rice thign is true. they cant even make their own rice now i heard .. a us firm bought it and they have to buy it from them... te tribe had the land for like a few hundred years and a us firm jsut came in and tok over i believe and the nativesthere were like....wtf
can i ask why you own all these domain names...?