If one of my competitors let’s their domain name expire, can I purchase it and have it forward to my businesses website?

If one of my competitors let’s their domain name expire, can I purchase it and have it forward to my businesses website?

One of my competitors web domain is due to expire in less than 2 weeks. I’m sure that they just haven’t been paying attention but if they don’t renew it in time, can I legally purchase the domain name myself and have the domain forward to my site?

Asked on February 22, 2012 under Business Law, Missouri

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