Using similar domain name as the affiliate

any cons?

[wiskur]

Hello,
I have been researching a particular company and am considering joining its affiliate program. I am going to acquire a domain name to just promote this affiliate's products.
The name of the company is widget industries. They own widgetindustries.com and widget-industries.com.
I just checked and industries-widget.com is still available.
Do you see any drawbacks of acquiring this domain and selling the same products as widgetindustries as an affiliate?
Thanks for your thoughts.

[growingdigital]

It depends if either "widget" or "industries" is a trademarked term. For example let's just pretend I owned nikerunningshoes.com. Well that exact term may not be trademarked, but the "nike" part of it is. So if Nike finds out I own that domain they will most likely try and use their lawyers and trademark power to make me cease and desist.

Apologies in advance for using a brand name, but it helped illustrate a point better.

[ska_demon]

Some aff progs won't let you use their brand in a domain so make sure you read the TOS before buying it.
Ska

[eljefe3]

When in doubt, contact the company if the TOS as stated above does not cover the issue.