Scammer is selling weight loss drugs using websites that look like Fox News. Yes, there really is such a thing as fake news. It's not just not the same definition that the U.S. President tends to use. Fox News is suing (pdf) the unknown owner of ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Cisco gets typosquatting patent
· UncategorizedPatent describes way of using IP information to separate "legitimate" from "illegitimate" typosquatting. Cisco has been granted U.S. Patent Number 10,491,614 (pdf) for "Illegitimate typosquatting detection with internet protocol ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Verisign thwarts cyberattack by taking down typo domain name
· Policy & LawCourt grants temporary restraining order against domain mimicking VerisignDNS.com. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN), the registry for .com domain names, has successfully taken down the domain name VerisignNNS.com, which it says was about to be used in a ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Credit bureaus go after more AnnualCreditReport.com typosquatters
· Policy & LawCompany says that domains are typos of its AnnualCreditReport.com site. Central Source, a company created by the three major U.S. consumer credit bureaus to AnnualCreditReport.com, has filed another lawsuit (pdf) against alleged typosquatting domain ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Georgia Tech researchers shed light upon “combosquatting”
· UncategorizedResearchers examine domain names that contain famous trademarks combined with other words. George Tech, in collaboration with Stony Brook University and London South Bank University, has released a study (pdf) of what it calls "combosquatting" in ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Tile sues rival TrackR for typosquatting
· Policy & LawTile says rival's CEO registered typo of its domain name, among other alleged infringements. Tile, maker of attachable tags that help you find your stuff, has sued competitor TrackR for allegedly typosquatting its domain name. According to a lawsuit ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Parking company monetizes typos — with the TM holder’s permission
· Domain ParkingBrand-approved typosquatting? Sort of. A new domain name parking service promises to help people monetize brand related domain names, such as typos, in a way that brand owners support. Protected Parking "enables domain owners to monetize brand ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Royal Caribbean files lawsuit to capture typos
· Policy & LawCruise line goes cruising for typos. Cruise company Royal Caribbean Cruises has filed an in rem lawsuit (pdf) against two typos of its RoyalCaribbean.com domain name. The two domains -- RoyalCaribean.com and RoyalCarribean.com -- forward to another ... Continue Reading1 Comment
AnnualCreditReport.com goes after a big typosquatter
· Policy & LawCompany behind government-mandated free annual credit report site demands control of 227 typos. Central Source, a company created by the three major U.S. consumer credit bureaus, has filed an in rem lawsuit against 227 typos of its ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Cybersquatting lawsuit filed against AnnualCreditReport.com typos
· Policy & LawCompany goes after ten 37 typos of popular website. A company created by the three major U.S. consumer credit bureaus has filed an in rem lawsuit against 10 typo domain names. [Update: The company actually filed four separate lawsuits against a ... Continue Reading5 Comments