Should the Owner of Wine.com Get all IDN.com Versions? Of Course Not.
Feb 28, 2010
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Rick Latona has done an excellent job of developing out Vino.com. But “Vino” means “Wine” in Spanish. Does that mean that Rick should be obliged to relinquish his Vino.com domain to the owner of Wine.com? That’s silly isn’t it. “Vino” is a different word and brand than “Wine”.
It is similarly unprecedented to suggest that the owners of “יין .com”, which means “Wine” in Hebrew should have to hand over their domain to the owner of “Wine.com”. After all, it is an entirely different word.
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No, you really should ask David Castello on this one. He will put you straight. ROTFLMFAO
Great site and really great domain, but completely misses the point of targeting the right audiences.
Too bad its potential will not be known unless it’s developed properly.
It’s just preposterous to even think that. I’m not sure if it’s arrogance or ignorance. Probably a good amount both.
To make another argument, for the many Asian languages without explicit plurals, do ASCII car.com and cars.com both get 車.com?
ROFL
@David
Not sure what you mean by your comment. You do know that I’m pro-IDN and happy for anyone who had the vision to invest in them?
@ David C. – Very much appreciate the comment and the pro-IDN sentiments.
Just wanted to note, that “Vino” also means “Wine” in Russian.
What is it in Russian language cryllic script then Arseny?