You hear the term "Cybersquatting" from time to time, which kind of defines what might be going on here. In the united states, they passed a law back in 1999 (Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act) that can in some instances give people a legal recourse if they find their trademark is being held hostage in this manner.
Here is one site that talks about this a little bit:
http://www.nolo.com/lawcenter/ency/article.cfm/objectID/60EC3491-B4B5-4A98-BB6E6632A2FA0CB2
HTH
Brian
- Original Message -
From: JT
To: CF-Talk
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 11:46 AM
Subject: RE: Domain name registration
I would think if you own something you can do what you want with it.
: Yves Arsenault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 9:39 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: OT: Domain name registration
Sorry for the OT, but while brainstorming for domain name.
I came across this... http://voteontheweb.com/
These guys have a ton of domains parked there and they want to sell
you or lease you the domains(and hosting of course)...
This kind of reminds me of ticket scalping!
Any guidelines on this stuff... laws or anything?
- Yves -
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