Quote:
Originally posted by aflex
after thinking it over, i'll be requesting $2000 from them. It's a fair amount for the domain, and I figured they would need to spend atleast $1500 to start a UDRP action against me, and for 2k they could have the domain within a few days.
I never made money off the domain, so worst comes to worst, they'll spend the big bucks and go the legal route.
|
You do that and you are asking for trouble. First off, you already admitted you did not put much time/money into the domain. By requesting 2 grand it makes it obvious you are attempting to profit from the domain registration, which is grounds for a lawsuit. Unless things have changed from a few years ago the law allows $100,000 to be paid for acts of cybersquatting.
I was involved in the same thing a few years ago. Some punk thought he would be cool and registered 7 different variations of a domain I owned and trademarked. He then offered to sell them to me at $3000 a piece, and if I didnt buy them he said he was going to put them on Ebay. He was a real arrogant motherfucker and thought he was doing me some type of favor. Needless to say I filed a $700,000 lawsuit against him in Federal court. Well his lawyer must have set him straight because his attitude changed completely and he ended up offering me a settlement of all 7 domains and paying me $5000 plus Attorney fees.
If I was you I would take whatever they offer and count yourself lucky they don't sue your ass.