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As the owner of licos.com, trypod.com, hotbott.com, nationsbanking.com, wmsn.com, etc I can tell you this:
You cannot knowingly register another companies brand and then try to sell it to them... this is domain squatting. Miller is a beer company and they have the appropriate trademarks. I get away with some of these because they are a radio station, a type of dog, a mispelling for a camera stand, etc. But these companies still tried.
You are asking for it to hold on to this name or try to sell it to them. At best case scenario they are going to take you to ICANN arbitration (which costs them a $10K filing fee) and you will have to turn over the domain. Worse, they could get ICANN to rule that you need to turn it over then sue you for that 10K. Still worse, they can take you to open court (in their home state) and file damages against you.
Once a big company files a lawsuit against you, you are out at least 60K in legal fees. Guarenteed. I went up against Bank of America for nationsbanking.com and won the ICANN suit. I thought I had it made and then B of A sued me in court. I turned over the domain and thankfully they called the dogs off.
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