Re: Re: Buying Trademarked Domain names

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Buying Trademarked Domain names

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: : : What would happen if I came across a few : : : domain names like rockwellinternational.com : : : or americanexpresscorporation.com and registered them with : : : the intention of selling them? : : : Could I do that? : : You could but you would be looking for trouble. Under the present law you might be in trouble. There is in the works or recently passed law to punish cybersquating. There may even be criminal aspects in the new law. : : M. Arthur Auslander : : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive : : ELAINE's Workshop (sm): : : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : : Would this be a law for the entire country or is this something that would be a state law. I know that cybersquatting is done all of the time, My neighbors brother for example is cyber squatting a domain name that disney world is going to need. This is what he does for a business. : He buys and resells domain names. He is doing so well, I thought I would look into it. Is it really going to be illegal and how serious of a crime is it.

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