Buyer wines and dines "cybersquatter" rather than sue them.

[domaingenius]

If this is posted elsewhere then please remove it, but dont think so.

http://www.spinnermusic.co.uk/2011/0...r-domain-name/

[katherine]

Nice. In the meantime I'm suing a deadbeat sedo seller.

[silentg]

Nice. In the meantime I'm suing a deadbeat sedo seller.

Is the seller a member on this forum?

[katherine]

Is the seller a member on this forum?

AFAIK no. He's a Czech citizen. Karel if you're reading this, my lawyer will be contacting you shortly. Since sedo contracts are supposedly legally binding I am going to test that.

[Irish31]

I always wondered why companies never made a serious attempt at the diplomatic approach. Hiring a lawyer to come after someone is going to be costly, since ya know, lawyers are not cheap. If the company already has lawyers on staff, it may be worth sending a strongly worded email to see if the owner will panic at the thought of a lawsuit and cough it up.

In the event that this scare tactic does NOT work, this is when a bit of diplomacy can come into play. Figure out how much it is going to cost you, the true cost, to go after this guy. If you can work something out with them at a cost that is cheaper than sending a pack of lawyers after the owner, why not attempt it?

The article speaks to a fan and an artist, so there was more leverage for Noel to bargain with his squatter. If company X produces a good, why not offer a bit of cash and maybe a few free products to win them over? If not, you can always go tie up the legal system with everyone else, and wait months upon months.

Or you can try a more human approach. Could be much cheaper and considerably faster. People assume because it's a company and not an individual, that they know what they are doing. The company is made up of you and I, people. People make mistakes, and companies are the worst offenders when it comes to this type of situation.

[hugegrowth]

I think companies have to show that they are defending their trademarks and discourage others from doing the same thing. The soft approach may work for a small outfit wanting one or two names, but what about companies like Microsoft that have hundreds or thousands of squatters to go after? Plus some companies probably get p*ssed off and want to squash the person, regardless of the higher cost.

[radioz]

It is very difficult to sue someone even if they are in the next state and have truly committed fraud. I learned this when I was in business. Even a bad check, unless it was for more than $5-6K was not going to be prosecuted. It just falls under 'that's just business' something that I disagree with dramatically but it is also the way it is. You may be able to sue but you'll probably be out 10 times what you want to recover and that is assuming that it was in your country!

Good Luck, really,...but...

[SiberForum]

I think companies have to show that they are defending their trademarks and discourage others from doing the same thing. The soft approach may work for a small outfit wanting one or two names, but what about companies like Microsoft that have hundreds or thousands of squatters to go after? Plus some companies probably get p*ssed off and want to squash the person, regardless of the higher cost.

You are right. But at the same time I suppose that is a question of money and budget.
Some companies can afford to fight for their business name defending some not yet.

[SIKHboy]

I agree!