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

["NameCritic" <watch-dog@inreach.com>]

Good example to use with Amazon. Another question is since WIPO wants to
include geographical names to it's endangered domain species list, does
Amazon have to give up it's domain name to the region in question? How about
America On Line. As an American shouldn't I consider them to be in violation
for registering that geographical name?

Before you say the on line addition means no, remember AOL just won against
AIMster.com even though they have a TM on just AIM. So adding the ster
didn't help AIMster.com, so why should adding online protect America Online
from losing their domain name?

Ahh, but see we will never find that out because ICANN/WIPO would never take
on these two giants. They might make an enemy or two and that could lose
them some support. But let me or you register a geographical name like
BarcelonaOnline.com and see what happens.

That is the point here. No matter what rule they put in place, they will
only apply it where the defender is too small to put up a good fight. They
call all of us who own a lot of domain names cybersquatters to the press.
Ever see them contend that Microsoft, AOL, or Proctor & Gamble were
cybersquatters? No. They have a big corporation, therefore warehousing
hundreds of domain names is proper. For an individual to do so is a
violation of the rights of these corporations to have all the domain names
they want.

Proctor & Gamble sat on a lot of one-word domain names for years. They never
used them for websites. Then they put them all up for sale. None of that was
bad faith. Why? Money & Power & ICANN & WIPO.

Chris McElroy aka NameCritic

----- Original Message -----
From: <DannyYounger@cs.com>
To: <ga-udrp@dnso.org>
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 6:34 PM
Subject: [ga-udrp] Typo-squatting, Registrars, & the UDRP


> 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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