Glossary

Cybersquatting

Registering or using a domain in bad faith to profit from someone else's trademark — the conduct UDRP and anti-cybersquatting laws target.

The line is intent and distinctiveness: investing in generic words is legitimate; registering misspellings of brands to ransom them is not. Professional investors stay far from the line because one dispute can outcost years of sales.

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Part of the Godzilla DN domain glossary 61 terms, plain English, no hype.