[Hidden-tech] Buying URL from cybersquatter

Christian Lagier clagier at gmail.com
Sun Jul 31 07:58:10 EDT 2011


Thank you Charles and others. It appears that the individual is willing to
entertain a reasonable offer and we can work this out.
Cheers all,
Christian

On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 9:54 AM, Charles Uchu Strader
<uchu.1 at gaiahost.coop>wrote:

> Christian,
>
> It sort of depends on the category of cybersquatter.  There's:
>
> a) The random individual that bought a domain and is sitting on it.  They
> are usually more open to direct contact and offer to purchase the domain at
> a reasonable price, if they are not using it.   Or back-ordering the domain
> as Charlie from Townwebsites suggested is a good way to go too, in this type
> of situation.
>
> b) The professional cybersquatter.  Many times they have shell companies
> outside of the US that hold the domain.  Sometimes they want to sell it
> reasonably.  If they don't want to sell, then legal threats won't likely do
> much and reasonable offers to purchase the domain won't get anywhere either.
>  They are likely sitting on it to get the link/advertising traffic they get
> from the domain name...especially the case for generic names.  The UDRP
> process will likely be your only recourse...which is a process, but
> relatively well documented and a shorter process than legal filings.
>
> Check out this link for some stories of examples:
>
> http://pubcit.typepad.com/**clpblog/2008/10/a-tale-of-two-**u.html<http://pubcit.typepad.com/clpblog/2008/10/a-tale-of-two-u.html>
>
> Get your trademark and other legal ducks in order, then approach the
> squatter with a reasonable offer.  Documentation of them trying to sell the
> domain, in bad faith, at some inflated price is good documentation for legal
> filings in the US and for the UDRP.
>
> This was not advice from a lawyer, it's from an internet geek.
>
>
> Charles Uchu Strader
> charles at gaiahost.coop 1-800-672-8060 x803
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> On 7/27/11 12:39 PM, Christian Lagier wrote:
>
>>    ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's
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>>    ** If you did, we all thank you.
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>>
>> Do any of you have tips on buying a .com URL from a cybersquatter?
>> Specifically, we are considering using ICANN's Uniform Domain-Name
>> Dispute Resolution Policy to have the URL turned over once we use the
>> brand in commerce and have filed trademark application (very soon). Do
>> any of you have experience with that process?
>>
>> With thankful regards,
>>
>> Christian
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