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Wait it’s illegal to squat on domains? Isn’t this what 90% of domains are currently owned for? How do I get a squatted domain as a startup?

• Schiendelman 11mo ago
  You find this legal decision and read it!
• nitwit005 11mo ago
  You can't squat on trademarks, basically: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anticybersquatting_Consumer_Protection_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anticybersquatting_Consumer_Pr...
  • an0malous 11mo ago
    So if someone is squatting purpleunicorn.com and I register a trademark for purpleunicorn, I can force them to give me the domain? Or does the trademark have to exist prior to the domain purchase?
    • nitwit005 11mo ago
      That seems entirely inferable from that wikipedia link. How would you have a bad faith intent to profit from a trademark that didn't yet exist? Edit: typo
      • an0malous 11mo ago
        > That seems entirely inferable from that wikipedia link. I did read the link and it wasn’t clear to me which is why I asked. > How would you have a bad faith intent to profit from a trademark that didn't yet exist? Isn’t that what most squatters are doing when they purchase something like “zero.ai” or “spectra.ai”? Even if the trademark doesn’t exist yet, they have no intent to use the domain for a business and are assuming someone will want to create a business or trademark with that name one day.