Domain Name Disputes Help Combat Cybersquatting

Let’s take a closer look at domain name disputes.

Domain names are a vital part of doing business online. There is a lot of on-going discussion about finding good domain names and the benefits of holding onto them. Unfortunately because of that, just like with any other aspects of business, conflict eventually arise over domain names ownership.

Now, if you are new to online business and internet marketing, you may not be familiar with all of the problems of owning a domain name and might not even know that such problems exists.

Luckily for you though, below are two important aspects you need to know:

Cybersquatting – main cause of domain name disputes

Cybersquatting was widely practiced at one time and still is today by unscrupulous sorts. For the most part, domain name registration happens on a first come first served basis. So if someone buys a domain name before you get to it, you are out of luck. If you really want the name you can negotiate with them and try to buy it. Of course, if it is a valuable name, they are not going to part with it for a cheap price.

Cybersquatters are particularly interested in domain names that would be of interest to big businesses or celebrities that have deep pockets. They buy domains with product names, celebrity names, or trademark names in them and hold onto them in hopes the rightful owner is desperate to buy.

Since domain names are fairly cheap to buy, under ten dollars in a lot of cases, cybersquatters can buy them by the hundreds and hope for just one or two big sales. However, cybersquatting can lead to domain name disputes.

While domains are sold on a first come first served basis, it is illegal to register domain names with trademarked terms and company names in them just so you can resell them for profit.

For one thing, it is illegal to buy domain names with trademarked names in them if you are not the owner of the trademark. In those cases, the rightful owner does not have to pay to get the domain from a cybersquatter.

The rightful owner can demand through a court of law that it be handed over

Another reason cybersquatting can result in domain name disputes is when they are put up for auction for large amounts of money simply because they have the name of a famous person. That is tantamount to making a bundle of money off of that person and the person has a legal right to a domain name dispute resolution.

Since there is so much money to be made when it comes to the buying and selling of domain names, it is very difficult to control the problem of cybersquatting.

When it comes to using trademarks and company names, the companies with big budgets can squash cybersquatters with domain name disputes. However, hundreds of other domains that cybersquatters do buy and profit from aren’t so clear cut and end up in disputes.

The way the domain registration process works today makes it easy for problems with domain names to arise and the problems don’t seem to get any better. That’s why it is always a good idea to protect your domain names.

It’s important also to understand and know that sometimes when there is a clear cut case of illegal use of your domain name by third parties, you might be able to gain control of your domain name by taking advantage of the “domain name dispute” resolution.

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