digitalocean1
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My plea to domainers in general would be to stop the typosquatting. It's part of what makes the domain industry look bad, IMHO.Yes, it's illegal.
However we must observe that there are domainers whose business is based on typosquatting.
Why? Registrant risk is to loose a $10 domain. The company that make the URDP has to spend at least 1500$.
I would also be curious to know how an american company recovers damages from a russian or chinese guy who has lost the case.
The result is that all the best typos are already registered by someone in the world!
I would also be curious to know how an american company recovers damages from a russian or chinese guy who has lost the case.
Thanks, as always, for the excellent information. You wouldn't happen to have the English translation for this?First, there are treaties which provide for international enforcement of court judgements. I don't know how people think global commerce has been conducted for decades without ways to do that.
But more importantly, if you want to know about China, in particular:
https://gkml.samr.gov.cn/nsjg/fgs/201906/t20190625_302771.html
Article 6 expressly prohibits:
(三)擅自使用他人有一定影响的域名主体部分、网站名称、网页等”.
And Article 18 provides a penalty of:
第十八条 经营者违反本法第六条规定实施混淆行为的,由监督检查部门责令停止违法行为,没收违法商品。违法经营额五万元以上的,可以并处违法经营额五倍以下的罚款;没有违法经营额或者违法经营额不足五万元的,可以并处二十五万元以下的罚款。情节严重的,吊销营业执照。
Does that answer your question? That's quite a bit of money in China.
I mean, do people actually believe that countries other than the US do not have trademark laws?
You wouldn't happen to have the English translation for this?
buying those names is ok.is buying typo domains illegal?
like faccbook.com or goooogle.com?
what if I'm not looking to sell these at a premium but just to make advertising money with direct traffic?
what are the best methods to find those if not illegal?