The reason there is less cybersquating in the .ca and .au namespaces is because nobody
wants to be in those namespaces. Both the business community and the public at large,
stifled by overregulation, turned to the less regulated .com namespace in the mid
1990's. Where the people go, so does the traffic and where there is traffic there
is demand to control it. That in turn leads to cyber-squating, domain-hijacking,
etc.Had those namespaces chosen a more open tac from the beginning they would
not find themselves in situation of being bypassed for less restrictive arenas.
As
for the practise of purchasing more than one or many thousands of domain names or
the "intended use" of domains... that is not for you or I to judge. The fantastic
growth of creativity, invention and commerce in the .com namespace is a shining example
of what is right about lack of regulation.
The .ca, .au and other restrictive registries
worldwide would be well served to adopt some or all of the policies of their more
successful kin, lest they regulate themselves into further insignificance.