cybersquatter
Web address speculator
A cybersquatter is someone who registers internet domain names—especially those containing trademarked terms or celebrity names—with the intent to profit by selling them to interested parties: Cybersquatters snapped up domains matching the company's new product line before launch.
The practice, called cybersquatting, emerged in the early days of the commercial internet when valuable domain names were still unclaimed.
Exploiting domain name mistakes
- warehousingStoring goods commercially
- hoardingExcessive accumulation of goods
- brandjackingExploiting another's trademark identity
- snipingShooting from hiding
front-running · registration · reselling · auctioning · holding · monetization · pay-per-click · redirect
Domain name system coordinator
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- litigationLegal dispute process
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
settlement · complaint · infringement · plaintiff · defendant · jurisdiction · mediation · injunction
Obtaining through threats
- ransomPayment for captive's release
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- flippingTurning over rapidly
- arbitrageExploiting price discrepancies
windfall · markup · monetization · scalping · exploitation · premium · gouging · capitalizing
Widely recognized public figure
- corporationLegally separate business entity
- startupNew business enterprise
- businessCommercial activity or occupation
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
typosquatting
Exploiting domain name mistakes
- warehousingStoring goods commercially
- hoardingExcessive accumulation of goods
- brandjackingExploiting another's trademark identity
sniping · front-running · registration · reselling · auctioning · holding · monetization · pay-per-click · redirect · misspelling
ICANN
Domain name system coordinator
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- litigationLegal dispute process
lawsuit · settlement · complaint · infringement · plaintiff · defendant · jurisdiction · mediation · injunction · damages
extortion
Obtaining through threats
- ransomPayment for captive's release
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- flippingTurning over rapidly
arbitrage · windfall · markup · monetization · scalping · exploitation · premium · gouging · capitalizing · buyout
celebrity
Widely recognized public figure
- corporationLegally separate business entity
- startupNew business enterprise
- businessCommercial activity or occupation
enterprise · registrant · complainant · company · organization