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re cyber squatting.
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<font color=”rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)” face=”inherit”>You choose to use </font>Wikipedia<font color=”rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)” face=”inherit”> as the </font>definitive<font color=”rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)” face=”inherit”> source which I get. </font>
<font color=”rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)” face=”inherit”>The OED states: “</font>The practice of registering as an internet domain name a well-known company, brand, or personal name, or a name likely to be confused with one, in…”
<font color=”rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)” face=”inherit”>Many CIRA members register names – many have over ‘000s in the hope for a resell. </font><font color=”rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)” face=”inherit” style=””> One’s that are based on tradenames are a no-no. However many have also taken such </font>prospective<font color=”rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)” face=”inherit” style=””> names – wannabe tradenames – in anticipation of selling at a profit later on. </font>
<font color=”rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)” face=”inherit”>Methinks it deserves more of a </font>discussion. <font color=”rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)” face=”inherit”> </font>