Tricky Little Cybersquatting Question

[timechange.com]

Bob's yer uncle

 

[Ari Goldberger]

My advice would be to use creativity to stick to legitimate concepts. Amazon is not stupid and would likely figure this trick out. Moreover, it would not surprise me if this would violate their agreement, even if the person's last name was truly Amaxon. If you ever got hit with a UDRP or court proceeding, it would be unethical for a to represent you and permit you to allege false facts about the person's name.

The trickier question is whether you could use a name like Amaxon.com for a bona fide site about the Amazon River, and sell merchandise there that relates to the river and South America and, perhaps, ultimately leads to a site that sells books.

 

[NexSite]

It's kind of funny. Attorneys are some of the sharpest spin doctors crook types in the world. Some do what is considered just., some are devils advocates. These high paid corporate IP attorneys are sharp folks. If you have to ask, if this is a way around being a squattor, then you will be a snack for these guys. These are generally seasoned attorneys and they do know the tricks that squattors use, and they have librarys of resources to find and track, huge databses etc... Phony info works against you. Typos are a form of squatting. Use it as stated and it is as good as gone.

 

[URLtrader]

Originally posted by nexcorp
Typos are a form of squatting. Use it as stated and it is as good as gone.

How about typo of a generic name like biotechnology.com ? If someone uses biotechnolgy.com to grab traffic , can he be sued ?
Can the word biotechnology be trademarked ?