A look at how big companies have joined forces to cybersquat and how they justify it. In May 2007, I noticed something curious on a new Gateway desktop computer I purchased. When I mistyped a web address, my browser showed a page full of ads. ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Wikipedia Says Domainers are Cybersquatters
· Policy & LawHelp fix an improper redirect. In a post earlier this month, several commentors pointed out that Wikipedia redirects the terms "Domainer" and "Domaining" to cybersquatter on its site. Although some of these people tried to remove the direct, it keeps ... Continue Reading35 Comments
Weather Underground Sues Navigation Catalyst for Cybersquatting
· Policy & LawNavigation Catalyst back in court. Navigation Catalyst Systems, Inc. finds itself in a familiar place: in court defending itself against cybersquatting claims. This time the plaintiff is The Weather Underground, Inc. Navigation Catalyst distributed ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Hells Angels Sue Alleged Cybersquatter for $2 Million
· Policy & LawClearly ignorant cybersquatter can now answer question "What's the worst that can happen?" There are two types of cybersquatters: big, systematic cybersquatters and small, just-don't-know-any-better cybersquatters. Sometimes it's the big guys that get ... Continue Reading7 Comments
New York Times Correctly Defines Cybersquatting
· Policy & LawNew York Times article offers up correct definition related to trademarks. It seems that the domain industry is quick to pounce on mainstream journalists who broadly define cybersquatting to include what many of us would refer to as domain investing -- ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Time Warner, Yahoo Team Up to Cybersquat
· Policy & LawCompanies join the ranks of big corporations redirecting "error" traffic. Time Warner's Road Runner internet service has teamed up with Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) to typosquat on millions of unregistered domain names. The feature from the two companies is ... Continue Reading23 Comments