Just a few dozen second level domain names for new TLDs have been registered so far. Yet it looks like people are already typosquatting on them. Last week .Club Domains LLC, the company that's launching the .club top level domain name, bought ... Continue Reading5 Comments
The Health Insurance Marketplaces are here, and so are the Cybersquatters
· Policy & LawTyposquatters were quick to register domain names similar to new health exchanges. Yesterday marked the official start of the health insurance marketplaces under Obamacare. Residents of most states can shop for plans at HealthCare.gov, but 17 states ... Continue Reading4 Comments
LivingSocial Discovers It Has Typosquatters
· Policy & LawCompany files several domain name disputes. Local deals site LivingSocial has finally discovered that it has typosquatters -- and that there's a relatively affordable way to get its domain names back. Earlier this month it filed its first domain ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Microsoft Gets Patent for “Cybersquatter Patrol”
· Policy & LawCompany granted patent for typosquatting and cybersquatting tools. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office today granted Microsoft U.S. patent number 7,756,987 (pdf) for "Cybersquatter Patrol". The patent is for a system of generating lists of typo and ... Continue Reading4 Comments
CitizenHawk: Pulling the Sheets Off a “Typosquatting Recovery Firm”
· Policy & LawNew site watches a watchdog. One of the more controversial domain name companies is CitizenHawk. The company was founded in 2007 to help brands recover typos of their domain names. On behalf of clients, the company sends demand letters to ... Continue Reading20 Comments
Typo? CanadaDrugs.com vs. CanadaRugs.com
· Policy & LawOnline pharmacy argues "Rugs" is merely a typo of "Drugs". Take two of these andfire your lawyer in the morning.Here's an interesting UDRP case from National Arbitration Forum. The company that runs CanadaDrugs.com, a popular online pharmacy, filed ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Edelman: Domainers Cause Harm, Add Little Value
· Policy & LawAuthor of typosquatting report says domainers add little value, and questions the right to register large numbers of domain names. Cyber intelligence company Cyveillance has interviewed Benjamin Edelman, one of the authors of a recent report on ... Continue Reading31 Comments
Report: Google May Earn $497 Million a Year from Typosquatting
· Policy & LawStudy says typosquatting money big. But there may be a conflict of interest. A new study suggests that Google may earn $497 million a year from typosquatters targeting the 100,000 most popular .com sites on the web. Although I question some of ... Continue Reading23 Comments
Verizon Settles Trademark Domain Name Case
· Policy & LawCommunications company settles lawsuit over typosquatting. Verizon has reached a tentative settlement with 2Cool Guys, LLC, Warren Weitzman, and Arnold Trebach over alleged trademark infringement from domain name typos. The communications company ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Linking Automated UDRP Filers CitizenHawk and Alias Encore
· Policy & LawCitizenHawk founder created competing firm for typosquatting recovery. This morning I was reading a couple articles about FreeCreditReport.com's win of over 1,000 domains in a single UDRP. (See DNW's story here.) I was going to write a post about ... Continue Reading2 Comments
