Using a venue name in the URL

[Spirits High]

Afternoon!

Here's one for the web gurus & legal eagles.

Are you allowed legally to use a venues name in a url for your own purposes eg: thesavoyhotelweddingdisco.co.uk or along the lines of weddingdjtheritz.co.uk you get the jist of it.

Is allowed legally or just frowned upon? I know of a photographer round my way that has registered lots of domains in this vein.

[BeerFunk]

My understanding of domain name registration is that anything is allowed in principle, but can be objected to later. If the objection is upheld, you'll have wasted your money.

I think it's highly unlikely that the venue would other to object to it, but then, why wouldn't you ask them beforehand anyway?

[Vectis]

It wouldn't be long before one or more of the aggrieved venues decided to use the Nominet DRS if they weren't happy with the arrangement
http://www.nominet.org.uk/disputes/when-use-drs

It could be an expensive lesson!

[Marc J]

Expensive only for those using the DRS...if you don't fight it and give them the domain it has only cost you whatever registration period is left on the domain...a few pounds at most?

Or, just get .com

[ukpartydj]

No idea on the legality of this one - it would definitely me off if somebody was using my hotel's good name to advertise their totally unrelated service with no benefits for myself.

[Vectis]

Legally? So long as you weren't passing yourself off as the organisation in question, then I'm pretty sure there's nothing that can be done.