I'm just curious about this. If the guy agrees to accept money for
it, can't the company then use that as evidence to show he's a
squatter? Up until that point he could say he wasnt using it
commercially whatever, but when he agrees to take money for it, and a
nice sum of money at that, does it change?
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>> > Johnny Hazard. At some point he registered
>> > the corresponding domain
>> > name. Well, he just got a letter from Hearst
>> > corporation who apparently
>> > think they should own it for some reason.
> I want to make up a nickname for myself too, but I can't decide between
> "Batman", "Mighty Mouse" or "Wile E. Coyote, Super Genius". :)
> Johhny Hazard was a (US) comic book character from the 1940's and 1950's, by
> Frank Robbins. Hearst is a publishing company, who probably now owns the
> rights to the books and character.
> Check with a lawyer to see for sure, but your friend is probably screwed.
> That's what you get for being Johnny Hazard.
> - Colin