You computer geeks out there may want to think an extra nanosecond before naming those Web sites you so enjoy setting up.

Ask Ritchie Sinclair and Garth Cole of Friendship Enterprises, who just walked into some legal quicksand with the launch of their Toronto2.com Web site. They're now facing a $500,000 suit for copyright infringement by the Toronto Star, owners of Toronto.com.

Toronto.com lawyers say in a statement of claim that the site has suffered "irreparable harm through loss of distinctiveness.''

The company was in court Monday arguing for an injunction to shut down Friendship's site. A decision is expected within two weeks.

Sinclair says it's preposterous for Toronto.com to say Toronto2.com is infringing on its distinctiveness. There is, after all, another site known as Toronto4u.com.

The "flashy" Toronto.com Web site, which boasts "everything you need to know about T.O.,'' offers info about the city's trendiest spots. Sinclair says his site is more a local forum. "Our services couldn't be more different."

­ TARA ATLURI