Google owns the domain name "blogspot.com" - you can see this by conducting a simple WHOIS search. Google owns the hosting equipment as well, and, if you're unaware of the interworkings of a web server, the prefix "www" is actually just a folder that resides on the server. So, whenever we create a new blog on the blogspot server, it's essentially just creating a new folder. These folders can be named anything (hence, patternoflogic.blogspot.com).
Ed/Jeremy: does "Jews for Jesus" have any legal footing? Will McDonalds come after Google next for the rights to mcdonalds.blogspot.com? Will Josh come after Google for gay.blogspot.com?
Besides, if the whole point of their group is to convert Jews into Christians, shouldn't they be named "Jews to Jesus"? Jews for Jesus sounds like they're rooting for him or something.
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Domain name rights are kind of a complicated niche of the law. But from what I understand, the answer to your question is yes and no.
YES, they MIGHT have some claim to the domain name "Jews for Jesus" IF it were just jewsforjesus.com. Courts have ruled that your not allowed to anticipate the need for a domain name and then extort money from a company when they eventually want to establish themselves online. For instance, I think some fool tried to register toyrus.com in the late '90s so he could extort money from toys r us for the name when they tried to get on line. Courts said he couldn't do that.
On the other hand, the domain name ".blogspot.com" seems to me to be the property of Google. BUt I could be wrong since this stuff isn't really my bag.
Ed - wasn't there a landmark case against McDonalds?
"Jews for Jesus sounds like they're rooting for him or something."
"Go Santa!"
[dirty look from Jesus]
"Go Jesus!"
Someone PLEASE find that and post it. Now there's something that doesn't suck.
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