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0 pointsecon10mo ago0 comments

It isn't very hard to give a registered business a monopoly on their company name.

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It's impossible actually. Company names aren't unique. There is no global registry of company names. Even trademarks aren't globally unique.

econOP10mo ago

You start with the largest, work you way down then start work on local registers.

City names is probably enough but you can still allow ads from two the same businesses in the same city.

With domains it is even more obvious. No need to pretend everyone could be the nyt.com

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ahtihn10mo ago

It's impossible actually. Company names aren't unique. There is no global registry of company names. Even trademarks aren't globally unique.

econOP10mo ago

You start with the largest, work you way down then start work on local registers.

City names is probably enough but you can still allow ads from two the same businesses in the same city.

With domains it is even more obvious. No need to pretend everyone could be the nyt.com

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse