by Traverse Legal, reviewed by Enrico Schaefer - April 1, 2008 - j. The Cyber Squatter List: Repeat Offenders
As many of you know, American Idol is hosting Dolly Parton week, which means your favorite idols will be crooning to their favorite Dolly Parton tunes. We thought we would take this opportunity to list some of the most blatant cybersquatters on Dolly Parton's famous name (which, of course, are protected under both trademark law and the UDRP) and official web site www.dollyparton.com.
There are more cyber-squatters on the Dolly Parton name, but this will give you an idea about what cybersquatting sites look like and how common squatting occurs. You might ask "What is the difference between American Idol using the Parton name and the sites above?" American Idol, and its contestants, have permission to leverage the Dolly Parton name. Cybersquatters do not. They lurk in the shadows of the internet, hoping no one will notice their theft of internet traffic and adword revenue.
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