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Re:Led by Donkeys Buy The Brexit Party Domain Before Nigel F... by perceptronas on Sunday November 24, 2019 @03:51AM (#21619202)
If the domain was bought after the brexit party was founded - I wonder if its ownership can be claimed by the brexit party. At least with EU domain (and domains of individual countries under EU law) this falls under this case. Meaning that if you claim domain just to sell it for profits and cannot prove you have other purpose - its ownership will be transferred to the "name owners".
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Re:Led by Donkeys Buy The Brexit Party Domain Before Nigel F... by samwillis on Sunday November 24, 2019 @03:58AM (#21619226)
I’m not so sure, I think it falls under the Parody definition in the European Copyright Directive. So it should be fair use?

The Brexit party already have the .org and so have a primary domain already, they don’t need or require the .com.

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Re:Led by Donkeys Buy The Brexit Party Domain Before Nigel F... by rat9988 on Sunday November 24, 2019 @04:16AM (#21619278)
Getting an official sounding domain is a bit beyond fair use.
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Re:Led by Donkeys Buy The Brexit Party Domain Before Nigel F... by avianlyric on Sunday November 24, 2019 @04:44AM (#21619354)
Not stopping anyone else: https://www.labourmanifesto.co.uk/

But I think Led By Donkeys is clear political satire (even if they have a political goal), and they’re not here to make a quick buck.

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Re:Led by Donkeys Buy The Brexit Party Domain Before Nigel F... by toyg on Sunday November 24, 2019 @06:04AM (#21619650)
It might well be claimed, but the procedure will likely take long enough that the General Election will have passed.
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