Re: [ga-udrp] Typo-squatting, Registrars, & the UDRP

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Bill and all,

  Good point here Bill.  It seems to me that SRS could use some improvement
in which when someone registers a domain Name that is close is some way
to a TM's already registered Domain Name a warning message could be
generated to the registrant and he/she/it is again prompted to ask them
if they are sure they wish to register this Domain Name anyway.

  Of course we [INEGroup] suggested this some time ago when the
Test period for SRS was underway.  Methinks it was ignored....
Now it is past time to figure ways to clean up the mess...

William S. Lovell wrote:

> Seems to me that these people have more money than brains. The
> registrars are 100% responsible, methinks.  It's a jungle out there,
> and all initiated when Network Solutions first conceived the domain
> name -- trademark connection and created its "policy."
>
> Bill Lovell
>
> DannyYounger@cs.com wrote:
>
> > There is a practice known as "typo-squatting" where a registrant will
> > register multiple variations of a domain name in the attempt to cash in on
> > the advertising "hits" generated by the site.  I would ask, to what degree
> > are registrars responsible for encouraging this practice that leads to UDRP
> > proceedings?
> >
> > Milton Mueller, in his article "Rough Justice"
> > http://dcc.syr.edu/roughjustice.pdf cites the "case of a typo-squatter who
> > registered 244 variations on the name of the Swedish Telecommunication
> > company Telia".
> >
> > Currently, you can go to several major registrars and type in (for example)
> > amazon.com
> > After you are told that the name is taken, you will be offered a choice of
> > available derivatives (the list below is from Tucow's DomainDirect, but it
> > could have just as easily come from also every other registrar out there):
> >
> > 1-800-amazon.net
> > 1-800-amazon.org
> > 123amazon.com
> > 123amazon.net
> > 123amazon.org
> > 1stamazon.com
> > 1stamazon.net
> > 1stamazon.org
> > 24-7amazon.com
> > 24-7amazon.net
> > 24-7amazon.org
> > 411amazon.net
> > 411amazon.org
> > allamazon.net
> > allamazon.org
> > amazon123.com
> > amazon123.net
> > amazon123.org
> > amazon2001.net
> > amazon2001.org
> > amazon24-7.com
> > amazon24-7.net
> > amazon24-7.org
> > amazon411.com
> > amazon411.net
> > amazon411.org
> > amazon4ever.com
> > amazon4ever.net
> > amazon4ever.org
> > amazon4you.net
> > amazon4you.org
> > amazonandmore.com
> > amazonandmore.net
> > amazonandmore.org
> > amazonbiz.net
> > amazonbiz.org
> > amazoncenter.net
> > amazoncenter.org
> > amazoncentral.net
> > amazoncentral.org
> > amazonchat.net
> > amazonchat.org
> > amazoncity.org
> > amazonclub.net
> > amazonclub.org
> > amazoncompany.com
> > amazoncompany.net
> > amazoncompany.org
> > amazondirect.net
> > amazondirect.org
> > amazonforever.net
> > amazonforever.org
> > amazonhelp.com
> > amazonhelp.net
> > amazonhelp.org
> > amazoninc.net
> > amazoninc.org
> > amazonland.net
> > amazonland.org
> > amazonmania.com
> > amazonmania.net
> > amazonmania.org
> > amazonmegasite.com
> > amazonmegasite.net
> > amazonmegasite.org
> > amazonmusic.net
> > amazonmusic.org
> > amazonnews.net
> > amazonnews.org
> > amazononline.com
> > amazononline.org
> > amazonpages.com
> > amazonpages.net
> > amazonpages.org
> > amazonplace.com
> > amazonplace.net
> > amazonplace.org
> > amazonplanet.net
> > amazonplanet.org
> > amazonquest.net
> > amazonsale.net
> > amazonsale.org
> > amazonshop.com
> > amazonshop.org
> > amazonsite.com
> > amazonsite.org
> > amazonstore.org
> > amazonsupersite.com
> > amazonsupersite.net
> > amazonsupersite.org
> > amazontech.net
> > amazontech.org
> > amazontime.com
> > amazontime.net
> > amazontime.org
> > amazonuniverse.net
> > amazonuniverse.org
> > amazonway.net
> > amazonway.org
> > amazonworld.net
> > amazonworld.org
> > amazonzone.net
> > amazonzone.org
> > bestamazon.net
> > bestamazon.org
> > buyamazon.com
> > buyamazon.org
> > clubamazon.net
> > clubamazon.org
> > coolamazon.net
> > coolamazon.org
> > cyberamazon.net
> > cyberamazon.org
> > directamazon.com
> > directamazon.net
> > directamazon.org
> > easyamazon.com
> > easyamazon.net
> > easyamazon.org
> > firstamazon.com
> > firstamazon.net
> > firstamazon.org
> > go2amazon.net
> > go2amazon.org
> > goamazon.com
> > goamazon.net
> > goamazon.org
> > gotoamazon.net
> > gotoamazon.org
> > greatamazon.com
> > greatamazon.net
> > greatamazon.org
> > justamazon.net
> > justamazon.org
> > megaamazon.net
> > megaamazon.org
> > moreamazon.com
> > moreamazon.net
> > moreamazon.org
> > onlineamazon.com
> > onlineamazon.net
> > onlineamazon.org
> > virtualamazon.org
> > webamazon.net
> > webamazon.org
> >
> > Are the registrars, in effect, part of the problem?  Please note that these
> > choices which arise from "string" variables can also lead to registrations
> > that may later become victim to "reverse domain name hijacking" as well.
> >
> > Perhaps one question we should ask is... what percentage of the UDRP cases
> > involved typosquatting and/or reverse domain name hijacking?
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