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ARTICLE · 02 AUGUST 2018

Domain Name Squatting In India

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A domain name is a string of typographic characters used to describe the location of a specific location online.

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Dipak Rao
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Nishi Shabana
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A domain name is a string of typographic characters used to describe the location of a specific location online. Formally known as the Uniform Resource Locator or URL, it is often considered to be the address of a certain website. A domain name is a unique name that identifies a website.

The existence of domains without specific requirements for the registration brought a concept of "first come, first serve". This has created many disputes with trademark owners. Since the 1990s, many speculators have started to register domain names in order to resell them for a much higher price to trade mark owners and new businesses. Problems arose with trade mark owners because of their entitlements to IP rights which make them feel ripped off by this new practice called "cybersquatting".

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