internet right-of-publicity domain-name
Profit from a celebrity domain name if I have the same name?
<p>Here is my situation. </p>

<ul>
<li>I have a fairly unique first/last name in the States but it is common
in another country. I live in the States.  </li>
<li>I own a .com, which is my full name. It is an empty page right now.</li>
<li>I own a second website where I sell stuff via affiliate marketing.</li>
</ul>

<p>There is an up-and-coming celebrity from another country with my exact name. Therefore, my name's domain gets ~2K hits per month. </p>

<p>Is there a legal issue if I forward all traffic from my name's domain to my selling stuff website?</p>

<p>As long as you are not claiming to be this celebrity, which would be impersonation, then you are not doing anything wrong or illegal. Since it is your own name, you can use it. </p>
