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Beckstrom: I came to change Icann

Beckstrom: I came to change Icann

...Swift banking system – Icann works with 242 countries and territories, without favour. Cyber-squatting seems to be a concern for gTLD applicants. Has Icann entertained... Read more

24 September, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Wired Sussex wins cybersquatting case

A non-profit organisation has won its dispute with cybersquatters who just kept coming back and asking for more - but only after it lost money Read more

3 February, 2004 by Munir Kotadia

Intellectual property laws in flux

Individual rights are being chipped away as corporations work to expand intellectual property laws, panellists say Read more

7 April, 2000 by Lisa M Bowman

Dot-me suffix leads to cyber-squatting spat

...is just two days old and has already caused a high-profile cyber-squatting spat. Web host UK2 has today accused competitor Host Europe of... Read more

15 January, 2002 by Kate Hanaghan

Robbie Williams triumphs in cyber squatting row

Take that! Read more

19 August, 2002 by Jon Bernstein

ISP accused of cyber-squatting by start-up reseller

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1 November, 1999 by Tony Hallett

Nominet defies WIPO over domain disputes

...are not far reaching enough or sufficiently flexible for settling accusations of cyber squatting. It may instead abide by its own guidelines. At a conference... Read more

3 March, 2001 by Will Knight

ICANN wants independence from US govt

...new TLDs; • Implementing the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy for resolving cyber-squatting and other intellectual property disputes; • Establishing formal legal arrangements with the... Read more

25 January, 2008

European Union approves creation of .eu domain

...the creation of extra domains will help stem the growing nuisance of cyber-squatting and recently supported the creation of a whole range of new... Read more

11 May, 2000 by Will Knight

No room for cybersquatters - Part II

A new breed of Internet millionaires is making it big by reselling coveted domain names. Read more

27 March, 2000 by ZDNet

Typo-squatters target security industry

...legal action. In June this year, repeat offender Unasi was accused of cyber-squatting by fashion house Gianfranco Ferré. That case went before the World... Read more

19 September, 2005 by Will Sturgeon

Leader: Microsoft - spam warrior or self-server?

...much of the wording actually relates to trademark infringement, false advertising and 'cyber-squatting'. The prosecutions are certainly to be applauded, but as a precedent... Read more

19 July, 2004 by silicon.com staff

David Beckham re-invents the internet

...to remove the need to fight cases at a future date. Fighting cyber squatting cases through the courts can prove to be a headache, according... Read more

8 July, 2003 by Will Sturgeon

16 March: The most important day in e-tail history?

...prove they have a business interest in China - eliminating the threat of cyber squatting, where enterprising individuals buy-up popular domain names. Only where a... Read more

10 March, 2003 by Will Sturgeon

Founder's resignation could spell domain name chaos

...company trademarks, provide time to resolve any rows over trademarks, and prevent cyber squatting. The dot-info name is the first unrestricted top-level domain... Read more

7 September, 2001 by Justin Madubuko

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