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Old 10-19-2009, 07:48 PM   #8 (permalink)
TheGoddessMaria
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Default cybersquatting

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Originally Posted by bunnyman View Post
It is called cybersquating and it can be very profitable.

In recent years, the courts have ruled that a trademark owner can ask for their domain and get it even if it is already taken.
The leader of a workshop I just completed bought her domain from someone who had it parked for that reason. She had him visit her site, and they agreed that she was really deserving of it, and he sold it to her. (I don't think he made TONS from it.)
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