CYBERSQUATTING: IS IT ENTREPRENEURSHIP OR INTELLECTUAL THEFT?

Mr. Hayden has not violated Mrs. Clinton’s intellectual rights because she has not filed any intellectual property rights even though the site was named after her. Mrs. Clinton seemed to be reluctant and was not aware of cybersquatting.  Cybersquatting is registering, selling or using a domain name with the intent of profiting from the goodwill of someone else's trademark. It generally refers to the practice of buying up domain names that use the names of existing businesses with the intent to sell the names for a profit to those businesses.  Mr. Hayden can claim free speech protection for the use of the names because he has paid for the exclusive rights of the internet addresses. These exclusive rights may entail free speech protection and other rights. There should be laws to make this practice illegal because it invades the privacy of an individual especially when that individual was not aware of cybersquatting.