# Cybersquatting: what it is and how it works · Zorraquino
> Cybersquatting is the abusive registration or use of domain names associated with other people's names or brands to gain an advantage.
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# Cybersquatting

Cybersquatting is the abusive registration or use of domain names associated with other people's names or brands to gain an advantage. Not every conflict between a domain and a trade mark automatically constitutes this practice

What it means, how it is used and where it comes up, with its related concepts.

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## What it is and how it works

The context may involve an intention to sell, diversion of traffic or confusion about the website's origin. Owning a trade mark does not mean that any similar domain must be transferred. This entry describes the phenomenon without replacing the analysis of a specific dispute or setting out a universal legal procedure.

Also known as

domain squatting

Topics

[Technology and data](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/dictionary/category/tecnologia-y-datos)

## Related concepts

- [Typosquatting](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/dictionary/internet/typosquatting.html)
- [Domain name](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/dictionary/internet/domain.html)
- [Brandjacking](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/dictionary/branding/brandjacking.html)