How to defend your domain names against frivolous cybersquatting complaints.
Nat Cohen has one of the best portfolios of 3 letter .com domains and short generic domains. Because many people don’t want to pay a fair price to acquire them, he’s found himself a target of frivolous UDRP and cybersquatting complaints. In this episode, Nat discusses inherent biases in UDRP, lessons he has learned, and what he does to combat frivolous domain name complaints.
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So i own a vacant lot and have been paying property taxes every year, and a guy wants to build an apartment on it.
The guy says well, hes not doing anything with it other than letting weeds grow in it, so i will sue him and take it so i can build my apartment on it.
This is why domains are not property, if i owned a domain and registered it in 1990 and a guy files a trade mark in 2015 then files a UDRP and says he has rights to it.
The case should go no further. Sorry charlie, this domain has been owned since 1990 and there is nothing you can do other than buy it, or find another name if you want to build your apartment. lol
Great show Andrew, thanks again.
One hour podcasts push my online ‘ADD’ time limit, but Nat Cohen is always great to listen to. The Boon UDRP case is a textbook in many ways. Quick link http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=D2015-0703
you really ought to have a 1.5x replay feature like domain sherpa, so we can listen to more of the podcast.
I’ll see if I can add that. If you download it through your iPhone (and perhaps other services) you can listen at 1.5x.