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 > ------------------------------**----------------------- > GAIA Host Collective, LLC http://www.gaiahost.coop > > "Reliable Internet hosting services > from a worker-owned cooperative dedicated to > environmental and social sustainability." > ------------------------------**----------------------- > > > > On 7/27/11 12:39 PM, Christian Lagier wrote: > >> ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's >> area. >> ** If you did, we all thank you. >> >> >> 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 >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net >> Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-**tech.net<Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> >> >> You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. >> If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members >> page on the Hidden Tech Web site. >> http://www.hidden-tech.net/**members <http://www.hidden-tech.net/members> >> >> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20110731/66d1ebc6/attachment.html