Adam
a mild disagreement.  there is no way that anyone can convince me that the
980,000-odd business names correspond 1-on-1 with domain names, even if it
was mandated that only the form wxy.john'stakeawayptylimited.com.au was
used.  

also, it cannot be totally illegal to register a business name to secure a
domain name.  why would that be? especially if the domain name helps your
business?  whilst use of a domain name does not imply trading under that
name.  For example, if amazon.com had not registered the business name
amazon.com corporation (i guess amazon corporation was already being used
by at least one other company), does that mean that amazon.com should cease
trading or change names.  Not.

also, you say "> You are not suppose (sic) to use a Business Name as a form 
of identity."  Please let me understand this.  What else is a business name
to be used for?

Must have been the late night.
Hang Ten
Ramin


Adam Todd wrote:
> 
> >> Where use for a domain name is concerned, it would be totally illegal to
> >> register a business name to secure a domain name, unless you trade under
> >> the business name.  The Act requires that you intend to trade to make
> >> profit from the Business Name.
> >
> >As the domain would be based on the Business Name, surely using the
> >domain could/would be considered trading under that name. Of course
> >there would be exceptions to this, but...
> 
> Trading means to exchange goods and services for revenue.  Just using a
> Domain Name doesn't mean you are trading under the "name".
> 
> Many people have been using Domain Names and Business Names as
> interchangeable identies which is wrong, because the Business Name is then
> owned by someone who has another business name they trade under or a
> company that is actually trading.
> 
> You are not suppose to use a Business Name as a form of identity.
> 
> But when have people in Australia been law abiding citizens?
>