Aug. 31, 2011
1:08 p.m.
Garth, I think you overlooked the URS, which is specifically tailored to the issue you mention. The trademark holder is not forced to take over the domain name, but his main issue (the infringing use) is resolved. Costs should be substantially under those of the UDRP as well, but we will have to see what prices the URS providers will arrive at.
And for all the prostrations, Registrars are not blameless in this as they have developed special search engines which make cybersquatting in bulk easy. Can you give an example? I have not seen registrars providing search engines specifically tailored to enable cybersquatting.
Best, Volker