cybersquatting

Isn't this a clear example of a domain protected by ACPA? Should be an open and shut case as it's clear cybersquatting of a celebrity's name, no? Granted it's an expired domain but regardless.. I'm just curious what the mindset is behind purchasing a domain like this, especially at a relatively...

Isn't this a clear example of a domain protected by ACPA? Should be an open and shut case as it's clear cybersquatting of a celebrity's name, no? Granted it's an expired domain but regardless.. I'm just curious what the mindset is behind purchasing a domain like this, especially at a relatively...

Medical equipment company IBA tries reverse domain name hijacking. Some three letter trademarks are universally famous: think IBM and BMW. IBA is not one of them. Yet medical equipment company IBA SA tried to argue this in a cybersquatting complaint against Ousmane Ba, the owner of IBA.com. Ba...

Medical equipment company IBA tries reverse domain name hijacking. Some three letter trademarks are universally famous: think IBM and BMW. IBA is not one of them. Yet medical equipment company IBA SA tried to argue this in a cybersquatting complaint against Ousmane Ba, the owner of IBA.com. Ba...

Facebook parent company Meta has decided to fight back against the most serious perpetrators of phishing attacks against its service and social networks. The corporation is targeting Freenom, a domain name registrar which is seemingly involved in a web of companies created to facilitate...

Facebook parent company Meta has decided to fight back against the most serious perpetrators of phishing attacks against its service and social networks. The corporation is targeting Freenom, a domain name registrar which is seemingly involved in a web of companies created to facilitate...

Cybersquatters may violate federal law even if they aren’t the original registrants of the challenged domain, according to a ruling from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. In a matter of first impression, the Fourth Circuit affirmed summary judgment against a Chinese company accused of...

Cybersquatters may violate federal law even if they aren’t the original registrants of the challenged domain, according to a ruling from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. In a matter of first impression, the Fourth Circuit affirmed summary judgment against a Chinese company accused of...

A typo-squatter has lost the domain name Equefax.com after using it for more than two decades to monetize fat-fingering of the Equifax brand. The domain name was registered in 2002, at a time when UDRP filings were still few. The UDRP process was established in 1999. Equefax.com forwarded to...

A typo-squatter has lost the domain name Equefax.com after using it for more than two decades to monetize fat-fingering of the Equifax brand. The domain name was registered in 2002, at a time when UDRP filings were still few. The UDRP process was established in 1999. Equefax.com forwarded to...

It’s not often that U.S. appellate courts are called upon to decide whether internet domain name owners that have re-registered website names can be held liable for cybersquatting. But it does happen. The appeals court held in The Prudential Insurance Company of America v. Shenzhen Stone Network...

It’s not often that U.S. appellate courts are called upon to decide whether internet domain name owners that have re-registered website names can be held liable for cybersquatting. But it does happen. The appeals court held in The Prudential Insurance Company of America v. Shenzhen Stone Network...

There are several steps that individuals and businesses can take to protect themselves against domain name scams typically originating from China and other countries. 1. One of the most effective measures is to regularly check the status of your domain name and renew it before it expires. 2. It...

There are several steps that individuals and businesses can take to protect themselves against domain name scams typically originating from China and other countries. 1. One of the most effective measures is to regularly check the status of your domain name and renew it before it expires. 2. It...

A type of cybersquatting called domain spoofing or typo-spotting capitalizes on common spelling errors or mistaken domain extensions like .net instead of.org. Often paired with cloned homepages that duplicate the appearance of the original site, they exist to trick consumers into spending money...

A type of cybersquatting called domain spoofing or typo-spotting capitalizes on common spelling errors or mistaken domain extensions like .net instead of.org. Often paired with cloned homepages that duplicate the appearance of the original site, they exist to trick consumers into spending money...

Nominet said that its Dispute Resolution Service, which has a monopoly on .uk disputes, handled just 548 cases in 2021, the lowest number in the 20-year history of the DRS.Only 43% of the complaints resulted in the domain being transferred, Nominet said. That’s down from 46% in 2020, 47% in 2019...

Nominet said that its Dispute Resolution Service, which has a monopoly on .uk disputes, handled just 548 cases in 2021, the lowest number in the 20-year history of the DRS.Only 43% of the complaints resulted in the domain being transferred, Nominet said. That’s down from 46% in 2020, 47% in 2019...

Patsy Cline Enterprises, LLC has settled a lawsuit it brought against the registrant of PatsyCline.com. The company, which manages the late singer’s intellectual property, filed a lawsuit against Visual Link Internet in July. It claimed that Visual Link ...continue reading

Patsy Cline Enterprises, LLC has settled a lawsuit it brought against the registrant of PatsyCline.com. The company, which manages the late singer’s intellectual property, filed a lawsuit against Visual Link Internet in July. It claimed that Visual Link ...continue reading