Haha, definitely a scam - and a intelligent one when it first came out. However, don't feel threatened by such claims. Get the domains you need now. Later on

Haha, definitely a scam - and a intelligent one when it first came out. However, don't feel threatened by such claims. Get the domains you need now. Later on, when your website fingers crossed makes a bunch of cash and you're pissed at the squatters taking up ridiculous domain names, run to ICANN, file some paperwork, pay cash, and get your domains that are infringed upon.