How To Get Your Domain Out of the Hands of Cybersquatters.

[rhyswynne]

Simple, just get to the front page of Digg

 

[temi]

The link you posted seem to be down and how did getting to the frontpage of digg help get a domain out of the hands of cybersquatters?

 

[rhyswynne]

The website is back up The website it linked to, claimthisdomain.com, was anhiallated (sp?) by Digg. As a result, they gave up the domain for free!

 

[espmartin]

Very interesting.

domain squatting. No, that would be illegal.

I guess I'll Google it, but in the mean time, is this true?

 

[temi]

Now I can see the site, well, if Digg is the central strategy in your online promo I guess if you are banned by Google that is the end of the road.

 

[rhyswynne]

Very interesting.
I guess I'll Google it, but in the mean time, is this true?

The quote? Or the story? I'm assuming the story is true. I don't know whether Domain Squatting is illegal or not.

 

[xhan]

I think squatting with the intent purpose to sell to someone who owns the equivalent domain in .co.uk etc is illegal but owning a domain in .com and sitting on .co.uk isn't.

 

[espmartin]

That's funny. And how will they prove intent? For example, I buy some cool domain name,
sit on it for awhile because of - whatever... Now, how are they going to prove my intent
to sell it? Unless they are on the advertising forums searching me out

 

[SkinnerW]

... Now, how are they going to prove my intent
to sell it?

when you send someone email with the sales offer or post it somewhere for sale with significant price tag...