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Originally Posted by DARKMAN
It's like if I bought a domain that sounded or looked like Mcdonnalds.com (Mc-Donnalds.com) then went to McDonnalds and told them I had a domain for sale to sell them if they wanted it.
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You'd end up getting a C&D, if you refused to act, you'd be served and in court, and then after the UDRP (
http://www.icann.org/udrp/udrp-policy-24oct99.htm) you'd be sued for paying the legal costs of the entire process. Besides, your fucking with a trademarked name - if it's a legally registered trademark, you don't have a hope in hell.
a. Applicable Disputes. You are required to submit to a mandatory administrative proceeding in the event that a third party (a "complainant") asserts to the applicable Provider, in compliance with the Rules of Procedure, that
(i) your domain name is identical or confusingly similar to a trademark or service mark in which the complainant has rights; and