Domain Disputes: Intellectual Property and the Internet
Domain Disputes: Intellectual Property and the Internet
Obtaining a domain name is relatively easy and cheap. Combined with the need for businesses, organizations and celebrities to have a strong online presence, a legally grey practice has developed called cybersquatting. Cybersquatting occurs when an individual or competitor preemptively registers a domain name which is easily associated with a different company or person in order to sell the site to that person or company at a profit. Alternatively, the holder of the registration may use the site to diminish a competitor's ...