UDRP: Investing in domain names is a legitimate business (1.Viewing)

SmartWallet.com : Christmas arrived early thanks to an experienced #UDRP panelist

Domain investor Andy Booth was well prepared to fight for his solid domain, SmartWallet.com, at the federal court – but he didn’t have to.

The UDRP that was filed at the National Arbitration Forum delivered a surprising result despite the lack of a compliant response: Complaint was denied.

It was an early Christmas gift by a very experienced panelist, Sandra J. Franklin, who has been a panelist in 80 UDRP cases involving 174 domains, with a 90% transfer rate.

Read more: https://domaingang.com/domain-law/s...early-thanks-to-an-experienced-udrp-panelist/

Note this part:

Respondent, as the holder of a domain name legitmately [sic] registered in 2001, is entitled to use or sell the domain name as it sees fit. Investing and even speculating on domain names is a legitimate business.

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