why is there another blog with the same name as MINE?

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  galleryofthoughts · Member · Jul 29, 2012 at 7:05 am

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  My blog is galleryofthoughts.wordpress.com – someone just started a blog, hosted by wordpress – galleryofthoughts.com – linked directly via wordpress.com Why and how can this happen? I have had my blog for years!
  Blog url: http://galleryofthoughts.wordpress.com/

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  justjennifer · Member · Jul 29, 2012 at 7:12 am

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  Very simple. They registered the domain name and mapped it to their WordPress.com site.

  It may be annoying, but unless you’ve trademarked the name, it’s not illegal.

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  galleryofthoughts · Member · Jul 29, 2012 at 7:18 am

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  Thanks – appreciate the quick response. So much for creativity!

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  justjennifer · Member · Jul 29, 2012 at 9:22 am

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  One more thing, if that website is spoofing you or stealing your content, then there is a basis for complaint.

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  raincoaster · Member · Jul 29, 2012 at 11:40 pm

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  Titles, in fact, cannot be copyrighted; they can only be trademarked. I once did a newsletter for a party company that was airplane themed, and apparently Jet Set party organizers were thinking of suing us over it…right until they talked to a lawyer.

  If you use common words in your name, and you don’t have a trademark, you can assume that more than one person has come up with the idea.