cybersquatting

Topic 1: Cybersquatting

In some cases, individuals engage in cybersquatting so that they can sell the domain names to companies expensively. In other cases, companies engage in cybersquatting by registering domain names that are very similar to their competitors’ domain names in order to generate traffic from people who misspell Web addresses. Discuss each practice in terms of its ethical nature and legality. Is there a difference between the two practices? Support your answer.

Rainer, R. K. Jr., & Prince, B. (2018). Introduction to Information Systems: Supporting and Transforming Business (7th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley