Cybersquatters Try New Tactics

[Dave Zan]

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/internet/0,70475-0.html?tw=wn_story_page_prev2

Cybersquatting the domain name of a celebrity and selling it for a king's ransom was one of the great get-rich-quick schemes of the early internet. But since courts now tend to favor the star over the squatter, a new kinder, gentler cybersquatting tactic has emerged.

These days, cybersquatters seek to register a star's domain before that person becomes famous, and then develop a business relationship with the new celebrity, offering website hosting or design work.

There are a few lessons to be learned from that article. I hope you see them. :-D

 

[Theo]

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