ScienTOMogy Website Tells Church of Scientology "Were Keeping Our Domain. See You in Court"
Summary
See You in Court" Last month the Church of Scientology issued a cease and desist order to the Tom Cruise parody website, www.scientomogy.info demanding they shut down the or face a law suit of up to $100,000.The Lanham Act contains the federal statutes governing trademark law in the United States and the church would have to prove factors such as "proof of actual confusion" "product types, proximity and marketing", "their respective appearance and meanings", and "(bad) intention behind selecting the mark." Stollery continues "The non-commercial use of a trademark as the domain name of a website — the subject of which is consumer commentary about the products and services represented by the mark — does not constitute infringement under the Lanham Act._ 1125(a).The Lanham Act contains the federal statutes governing trademark law in the United States and the church would have to prove factors such as "proof of actual confusion" "product types, proximity and marketing", "their respective appearance and meanings", and "(bad) intention behind selecting the mark."Stollery continues "The non-commercial use of a trademark as the domain name of a website — the subject of which is consumer commentary about the products and services represented by the mark — does not constitute infringement under the Lanham Act.