Is this a Cyber Squatter or a Domain Investor?
In 2021, there are still some business owners who don’t understand the difference between a Cyber Squatter and a Domain Investor. Today, Domainer gives two easy-to-follow real-life examples.
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Domain Name Thieves
Jealous Thief tries to steal my ABNLookup.com.au domain.
The dirty would-be thief submitted a complaint in late November against my domain name in what he/she probably hoped would see my name drop to the public auctions during the Christmas holiday period so he/she could scoop it up for him or herself!
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Global domainer community name and shame domain name thief.
Sahil Gupta, CEO of Spase Inc, has been found guilty of attempting to steal a valuable domain name from its current owner, who has owned it for over 14 years.
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“Mighty Men” attempt to steal a ‘.com’ after registering the ‘.com.au’.
John Swinson (WIPO Panelist) has found Mighty Men Pty Ltd, trading as “Opalshop”, to have attempted reverse domain name hijacking for the domain OpalShop.com. The company currently uses the domain OpalShop.com.au
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Beware Of Unauthorised Business Use – “UBU”
The scammers are really going for it again. They are illegally using the business details of others to register .au domains. This can obviously cause reputational damage to innocent parties e.g. scammers can put up a fake eCommerce sites and rip off the public. Check out the story here…
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Link.com.au dropping due to a complaint.
The premium generic domain name Link.com.au is dropping due to, what looks like, someone making an anonymous complaint against it and TPP Wholesale or auDA accepting that complaint.
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SmartMark.com.au auDRP Complaint Denied – Guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking!
It gives me a lot of satisfaction when I (as an everyday Australian businessman) can prevail against the might and resources of a legal firm. And when the panelists state that Mills Oakley’s case (lead by Stuart Gibson) was “riddled with inconsistencies in its pleading and evidence”, this makes it even better.
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RottnestIsland.com.au Complaint Denied.
auDA have replied to the RottnestIsland.com.au domain complaint and have denied it stating the domain is a geographic location.
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Domain Thieves are attempting to hijack RottnestIsland.com.au
Someone is trying to steal the generic geographic domain name RottnestIsland.com.au
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How to ruin your chances of owning a domain name.
Have you ever thought to yourself, “What is the best way I can totally screw-up my chances of owning this domain name?”
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OGIO.com.au auDRP Complaint DENIED
Callaway Golf ($1.2 Billion Revenue per year) LOSE their auDRP Domain Name Complaint against my ownership of OGIO.com.au
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