Neiman Marcus Files Suit Over Misspelled Web Domain Names

Neiman Marcus Files Suit Over Misspelled Web Domain Names (AP via FOXNews.com)

There are a couple issues brought up in this article concerning the domain name registration system. One is the domain grace period that was set up for legitimate reason. This legitimate system is now being used by people to find out which domain names will earn them the most money. There is no real reason for this grace period. Sure people might accidentally type the wrong name when trying to register a domain, but the amount of misuse of this system doesn't warrant the extra caution. People just need to make sure they type correctly. Registering a domain name is not an ultra fast process, a quick double check of what they typed will eliminate most of these problems. Instead these people are 'tasting' domain names for typo domain names to earn a quick buck. This is not a serious business but instead just fishing for a name that people accidentally type a lot and trying to get advertising revenue from these sites. I think that these sites should be forced to shut down immediately, if they are not offering any of their own services and just hoping to make profit off of typos. They using up resources for no real reason and possibly even committing fraud on the consumer who accidentally thinks he is going to a different website.