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Verizon wins largest-ever cybersquatting damages
News A federal court in Northern California has awarded $33.15m to Verizon Communications in what the company is calling the largest cybersquatting judgement ever. Verizon, which said it has won a string of similar cases, is part of a not-for-profit...
[December 29, 2008, 7:34]
Cybersquatting escalates in Asia
News Instances of cybersquatting are growing in Asia, fuelled largely by the availability of inexpensive internet domain names, according to an internet domain name registrar. Janna Lam, managing director of Singapore-based IP Mirror, said...
[October 8, 2007, 8:15]
Anti-cybersquatting law faces first test
News Quokka's suit alleges use of the domain constitutes trademark infringement, which is protected under traditional US trademark law and the anti-cybersquatting act, signed into law on November 29. Stephen Mutkoski, an intellectual property lawyer for...
[December 16, 1999, 11:43]
Cybersquatting OK for 'freedom of speech' sites
News Most cases are straightforward, with a company's domain name being registered for financial gain — often called "cybersquatting". Registering a domain name similar to that of another organisation and then using the URL to protest against its...
[December 6, 2007, 9:46]
Registrar named in massive cybersquatting suit
News A new US federal lawsuit charges that Dotster, one of the largest domain name registrars, has unlawfully participated in a massive cybersquatting campaign targeting companies such as Cingular Wireless, Disney, Ikea, Google, Neiman Marcus, Playboy...
[June 5, 2006, 9:35]
Cybersquatting profits from online brands
News In the online world, problems associated with cybersquatting, including the practice of registering a domain name similar to that of an existing high-profile company for the apparent purpose of wresting a lucrative sum from that company, continue...
[January 16, 2003, 9:07]
Cybersquatting cases branded as 'biased'
News When Irving Remocker from Glasgow won the right to keep the domain name for his chess Web site, yourmove.com, in the face of legal action from £20bn insurance giant CGNU earlier this year, the odds were against him.
[August 21, 2001, 17:15]
Google in court over cybersquatting row
News Google has sued Froogles.com, charging the rival shopping search engine with trademark infringement. Mountain View, California-based Google, the number one search engine, filed a 68-page complaint against Froogles.com in the Eastern District Court...
[April 20, 2005, 10:20]
Political cybersquatting scores a win
News In a victory for cybersquatters and others who snatch up domain names containing personal monikers, a dispute-resolution board has refused to turn over Web addresses containing the words "Kathleen Kennedy Townsend.
[April 30, 2002, 10:11]
Wired Sussex wins cybersquatting case
News A Sussex-based not-for-profit organisation has won its dispute with cybersquatters after the UK domain name registry Nominet ruled in its favour and awarded it two domains. Wired Sussex, a new media business development agency, registered the...
[February 3, 2004, 16:40]
Storm brewing over new domain names
News Its Arbitration and Mediation Centre is preparing itself for an increase in the number of cybersquatting cases that may result from the initial allocation procure of these new gTLDs. The new gTLDs add a greater differentiation in the domain name...
[August 10, 2001, 16:00]
Businesses advised to register .asia domains
News Businesses which feel strongly about trademarks either register in each suffix [top-level domain], or decide they're not going to play that game, and protect their brands through marketing and using legal systems to redress cybersquatting.
[October 8, 2007, 17:38]
Dyson: Open ICANN meeting worked
News ICANN on Thursday approved a measure to finalise a dispute resolution policy within 45 days on issues such as cybersquatting -- when one company buys a Web address containing a name or trademark of another company and offers to sell it back at a...
[August 27, 1999, 8:56]
No room for cybersquatters - Part II
News However, several years ago the American Civil Liberties Union challenged a similar anti-cybersquatting law passed in Georgia and successfully obtained an injunction against it. The cybersquatting legislation should be helpful, and if you can't get...
[March 27, 2000, 12:23]
Remote access companies in legal battle
News Internet conferencing company WebEx is attempting to sue competitor Citrix for alleged trademark infringement, unfair competition and cybersquatting. The complaint asserts claims for trademark infringement, cybersquatting and unfair competition...
[February 3, 2005, 16:45]
Apple claims victory over iTunes.co.uk
News Apple has won a legal dispute to force a UK firm it accused of cybersquatting to hand over the domain ownership for the iTunes.co.uk Web address. Apple issued proceedings against CyberBritain in December last year through the UK domain registration...
[March 15, 2005, 15:50]
'Three strikes and you're out' for domain name hijackers
News Cybersquatting has become an increasingly common problem in recent years as people have used the domain name system to register names of famous personalities or companies, often with the object of later selling the domain name at a profit.
[March 8, 2001, 11:47]
Madonna wants 'her' name back
News Parisi, who has been accused of cybersquatting in the past, bought the domain for $20,000 in 1998, according to the WHOIS database at Network Solutions. The Material Girl wants her name back. Pop star Madonna has filed a complaint with a United...
[August 21, 2000, 10:06]
Hate site distorts King's dream
News It appears to be a clear case of cybersquatting, but legal experts agree there is little that can be done to return the name to the King family. It's a new tactic for white supremacist groups on the Net -- capitalising on the name of slain civil...
[January 26, 2000, 12:20]
Court resists trend in Net address case
News In a rare victory for an individual domain name owner, a federal court has thrown out the cybersquatting claims of a truck manufacturer against a computer consultant. The case pitted Strick, a truck manufacturer based in Fairless Hills...
[September 6, 2001, 10:56]
