Even if one player is the majority owner or simply the dominant personality we will probably shy away from this investment. That is why a substantial part of our due-diligence involves interviewing the management team and doing extensive background checks. We also become very suspicious if a partner or key manager is never available when we come to visit. While we may be able to hide our crazy Uncle Ed in the cellar, we can't do that with our partners. Law Internet domain names identify Web sites on the Internet.
Many businesses adopt domain names that correspond to their trade names or trademarks.
Such domain names may sometimes be protected under trademark law principles, as the defendant tried to do in the recent case of Data Concepts vs. Digital Consulting. The plaintiff, Data Concepts, Inc., provides performance software for data management and process control. The defendant, Digital Consulting Inc., provides consulting and training related to database management, software development, computer networks, mobile computing, and Internet and World Wide Web technologies. Data Concepts then chose to sue Digital Consulting to prevent the disputed Web address from being reassigned to Digital Consulting. Data Concepts also asked the court to rule that its Web address was its unregistered trademark, and that its use of the trademark didn't infringe on Digital Consulting's registered trademark.