Using Lyrics (or Reworded Lyrics) As a Website Address
I am interested using song lyrics as a domain name (website address) for example the songs lyrics are ..... "thoughts and images control me"
My research has led me to believe thoughtsandimagescontrolme.com would be a no go. But could I use imagesandthoughtscontrolme.com ?
Re: Using Lyrics (or Reworded Lyrics) As a Website Address
Short phrases are ordinarily not subject to copyright. Trademark, possibly. But these issues can't be addressed in the abstract.
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Quoting How do I copyright a name, title, slogan or logo?
Copyright does not protect names, titles, slogans, or short phrases. In some cases, these things may be protected as trademarks. Contact the
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, 800-786-9199, for further information. However, copyright protection may be available for logo artwork that contains sufficient authorship. In some circumstances, an artistic logo may also be protected as a trademark.
Re: Using Lyrics (or Reworded Lyrics) As a Website Address
Here's an interesting exercise and it gives insight to the reasoning:
Try to reword the exact same meaning (not altering the meaning at all if possible).
If you find there's only a couple of ways to word it, then it's probably not protectable with copyright.
The longer a passage is, the more different ways you can say it.
On a practical note, do you really want such a long, difficult domain name?