by Traverse Legal, reviewed by Enrico Schaefer - October 2, 2008 - i. ICANN, Domain Name & UDRP Updates
Traverse Legal’s lawyers constantly monitor the latest information on the World Wide Web concerning cybersquatting and domain name issues. Here is this week’s cybersquatting and domain name dispute round-up:
iTunes 'cybersquatting' row threatens Nominet authority
Silicon.com – UK
By Jo Best The authority of the UK's domain name registrar has been called into question after the owner of the domain name iTunes.co.uk investigated what …What's a domain name worth?
Financial Post – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
"[True cybersquatting is] if you take a name that is confusingly close to the name of a business to mislead or confuse," said Byron Holland, president of …New Owners of DNHour.com Plan to Continue and Develop This Pligg Site
WebWire (press release) – Atlanta,GA,USA
As a domain name dispute, cybersquatting and trademark lawyer that had visited the DNHour.com site many times previous to this purchase, Mr. Schaefer did …
Politics in Cybersquatting?
By Kyle Flaherty
Cybersquatting is an important concept for all businesses, but it goes to another degree when we enter the wonderful world of politics. In the business world have you seen the same type of examples? Where is the line?CADNA's Atlanta Forum: Global Brands Come Together at CNN Center–
Earthtimes (press release) – London,UK
The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) held its eighth educational forum on online Brand Abuses and Internet Governance. Featured speaker Paul Martino , a partner at Alston & Bird's Washington office, outlined the role of US legislation in deterring cybersquatting and likewise …While we Attend TRAFFIC in NY, CADNA Meet’s in Atlanta
By MHB
Once again CADNA is labeling “cybersqatting” as a cyber crime, and what CADNA considers “cybersqatting” is very broad…CADNA's Atlanta Forum: Global Brands Come Together at CNN Center
By Fayette Front Page.com(Fayette Front Page.com)
Outlined the role of US legislation in deterring cybersquatting and likewise emphasized the importance of collective action. Congress and administration policymakers to educate them on cybercrime. …Branding- “Trademark is the sleeping giant of intellectual property”
By Tarun Singh(Tarun Singh)
With cybersquatting as the initial trademark conflict on the Internet going down a bit with better regulation of the issue internationally, I am sure there is something else too coming our way in this arena soon. …Hurricane Katrina Cybersquatting and Fraud Lead to Jail
Two brothers who registered the domain name salvationarmyonline.org on 3 September 2005, less than a week after Hurricane Katrina swept through New Orleans, were sentenced to jail for more than eight and nine years jail for fraudulently …Lessons from ConAgra and Defensive Domain Name Registrations
Domain Name Wire – Austin,TX,USA
Unless we are dealing with a case of cybersquatting,” he said, “the registration and use, or nonuse for that matter, is entirely within the purview of the …Watchdog shuts down child abuse websites
NEWS.com.au – Australia
By Andrew Ramadge, Technology Reporter A NETWORK of websites registered in Australia containing images of children being sexually abused has been disabled …Pizza Hut Fails to Secure Domain Names as Part of Its Rebranding …
By Enrico Schaefer
Pizza Hut decided to rebrand as “Pasta Hut” in the United Kingdom. Unfortunately, the marketing geniuses behind the move failed to register the most obvious domain names related to the new brand, including pastahut.com, pastahut.net or …A New Battle Is Beginning in Branding -putting trademarks on new businesses, web site addresses and online logos
By Dr.Media(Dr.Media)
The first round of trademark conflict on the Internet, focused on cybersquatting, has subsided. Cybersquatters were early profiteers who bought up the Web addresses, or domain names, of well-known trademarked brands, and then tried to …RSS FEEDS: Whither Thou Goest?
By alinlanlinees(alinlanlinees)
One day it might be about Amazon and the 'outage's' they kept getting, or the next it could be a pending court case about 'cybersquatting' a brand name. Whatever article is shown the advertisers get their message across. …The dirty politics of cybersquatting
By Darren G Lilleker(Darren G Lilleker)
It is known as cybersquatting, taking over someone's name and using that to promote your message and not theirs. In politics it is becoming a well-used tool. In 2005 the Conservatives created http://www.libdempolicy.org/ to counter the …Cybersquatting taking root in troubled times
By Darren
In ‘cybersquatting’, likely addresses get bought beforehand cheaply in the hope of selling them to the high-profile businesses involved, or even as a medium for advertising. There are domain names for the merged Lloyds TSB/HBOS as well …Government Cracks Down On Online Disaster Scammers
InformationWeek – Manhasset,NY,USA
Cybersquatting — the registration of domain names lawfully associated with other entities — rose 38% in the second quarter of 2008, compared to the same …Banking crisis gives rise 'cybersquatting' speculators
Periscope IT – London,Greater London,UK
'Cybersquatters' have begun speculating on the domain names of newly-created banking conglomerates, it has emerged today. Potential domain names for the …Banks no longer masters of their domain names
Management Today – London,UK
In cybersquatting, likely addresses are bought on the cheap, either to sell later to the businesses involved, or to generate cash through click-through ads. …Merged banks' domain names cybersquatted
BBC News – UK
In "cybersquatting", likely addresses are bought cheaply in the hope of selling to the businesses involved, or as a medium for advertising. …CADNA's Atlanta Forum: Global Brands Come Together at CNN Center
Earthtimes (press release) – London,UK
Featured speaker Paul Martino , a partner at Alston & Bird's Washington office, outlined the role of US legislation in deterring cybersquatting and likewise …Cybersquatting .ph (Philippines) Domain Names Continues to Rise
By Enrico Schaefer
Cybersquatting cases in RP rising | ABS-CBN News Online Beta The rise in Internet usage in the Philippines has also led to a growth in cybersquatting cases or the unauthorized registration and use of a domain name of a popular…Merged banks' names cybersquatted
BBC News – UK
In "cybersquatting", likely addresses are bought cheaply in the hope of selling to the businesses involved, or as a medium for advertising. …TMFor.com Domain Forum Subpoenaed to Reveal all User Info
By RareDomainsForSale
As reported earlier, Verizon sued Navigation Catalyst and the Basic Fusion registrar for cybersquatting. As part of this lawsuit, it has been reported elsewhere that the domain forum TMFor.com has been subpoenaed by Verizon ’s lawyers. …Lessons from ConAgra and Defensive Domain Registrations
Domain Name Wire – Austin,TX,USA
Unless we are dealing with a case of cybersquatting,” he said, “the registration and use, or nonuse for that matter, is entirely within the purview of the …Gmail Email Typos
By admin
You all remember cybersquatting, a popular sport in the late 90s, right? McDonalds.com, JenniferLopez.com, Hertz.com and Avon.com thankfully all point to the right web sites today, but thaiairline.com, mcdonald.com, luftansa.com, …Mashable!
By info(info)
Domain Owner of OpenSocial.com Cybersquatting? Yahoo, MySpace and Google Join to Form OpenSocial Foundation Google OpenSocial Now Live! Imeem Adds OpenSocial to Media Platform. The Name is Bond. James Bond. …Domain name speculation
By nicolae
… as propertyforsale in the hope that these domain names could be sold later to businesses. Typically, domain name speculators will try to stay away from domain names containing trademarks as this could be considered cybersquatting. …RSS FEEDS: Whither Thou Goest?
By alinlanlinees(alinlanlinees)
One day it might be about Amazon and the 'outage's' they kept getting, or the next it could be a pending court case about 'cybersquatting' a brand name. Whatever article is shown the advertisers get their message across. …The dirty politics of cybersquatting
By Darren G Lilleker(Darren G Lilleker)
It is known as cybersquatting, taking over someone's name and using that to promote your message and not theirs. In politics it is becoming a well-used tool. In 2005 the Conservatives created www.libdempolicy.org to counter the …pennsylvania – Madness on Pennsylvania Avenue
By Sara Ferra(Sara Ferra)
On September 22, 2008, the Pennsylvania law firm of Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn, PC ("HKQ") filed a trademark infringement and cybersquatting lawsuit in the US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania against Domain Discreet, …Kathy Griffin Puts Cybersquatters on the D(efendant)-List: Looks like a couple more people just got added to Kathy Griffin's "suck it" list. The Emmy-winning, Grammy-seeking funnylady has filed a cybersquatting lawsuit against the…
Names in the Game
International Herald Tribune – France
Olympic officials accused him of trademark infringement and so-called "cybersquatting," or holding a site in order to sell it later at a profit. …Gives the Web a Bad Name Again
RedOrbit – Dallas,TX,USA
Cybersquatting, as the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO 2008) recently acknowledged, is still with us and growing. …Chicago 2016 Dot-Com-troversy Heats Up
GamesBids.com – USA
Unless the IOC embarks on a campaign of proactively registering as many interesting domains as they can – an act of cybersquatting – they'll have to …Strike One Against Cybersquatting
Will the new Trademark Cyberpiracy Prevention Act prove to be a good way to curb domain squatting or a tool ripe for abuse by corporate lawyers?While we Attend TRAFFIC in NY, CADNA Meet’s in Atlanta
By MHB
Featured speaker Paul Martino, a partner at Alston & Bird’sWashington office, outlined the role of US legislation in deterring cybersquatting and likewise emphasized the importance of collective action. Brand owners need to get involved …CADNA's Atlanta Forum: Global Brands Come Together at CNN Center
By Fayette Front Page.com(Fayette Front Page.com)
Featured speaker Paul Martino, a partner at Alston & Bird's Washington office, outlined the role of US legislation in deterring cybersquatting and likewise emphasized the importance of collective action. …Branding
By Tarun Singh(Tarun Singh)
With cybersquatting as the initial trademark conflict on the Internet going down a bit with better regulation of the issue internationally, I am sure there is something else too coming our way in this arena soon. …WIPO Domain Name Decisions
By padmaja(Murali)
***Recent Postings of Note*** Selected UDRP-related WIPO Correspondence with ICANNPress Release: DNS Developments Feed Growing Cybersquatting Concerns Added Legal Index Search Categories as of March 20, 2008 II.C.5.f. …Aussies sue IOC over ticketing scam
NEWS.com.au – Australia
"All the IOC or USOC would have had to have done is file a cybersquatting lawsuit and then generate some publicity over it and people would have realised …As Chicago battle to host the 2016 Olympics, it also scraps over a …
Domains have market value and cybersquatting is not illegal. Frayne deserves to be compensated for his creativity, foresight, and risk. That being said, domains are very tricky with regard to copyright and trademark law. Watch out! AB.Cybersquatting taking root in troubled times
By Darren
In ‘cybersquatting’, likely addresses get bought beforehand cheaply in the hope of selling them to the high-profile businesses involved, or even as a medium for advertising. There are domain names for the merged Lloyds TSB/HBOS as well …International Olympics Committee accused of failing to shut down …
By Nick Sommerlad
"All the IOC or USOC would have had to have done is file a cybersquatting lawsuit and then generate some publicity over it and people would have realised that they were using the wrong sites." But ominously for Xclusive's director Alan …Trademark and Blogs
By Jonathan Bailey
… to avoiding trademark issues and failure to choose a unique name can result in either the loss of the domain through the Uniform Domain Name Resolution Policy (UDRP) or a lawsuit under the Anti-Cybersquatting Protection Act (ACPA). …ICANN Ushers In New Era for Domain Names
By MTTLR Blog Editor(MTTLR Blog Editor)
Information Today analyzes the possible pitfalls of the new gTLD system; Intellectual Property Watch questions the ICANN’s vague policies of morality rejections for new gTLDs and warns about the risks of cybersquatting and user …Monday meanderings
By Jeremy
Gratitude is owed to the knowledgeable Melonie Atraghji for forwarding this link to news from the BBC that disaster for the banking sector brings light relief and indeed the prospect of a little profit from the cybersquatting community, …New Domain Extensions: “Intellectual Property Watch” Says Not So Fast
By MHB
… already suffering from the proliferation of trademark infringement on the Internet, will face increasing burdens.” According to the post, increased gTLD’s will result in more cybersquatting, kiting, front-running and sniping. …Anti-Cybersquatting: The Problem of an Eminent Domain Name
By Ned Snow
The Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) has always bothered me. It appears to be a law that transfers property based on thought. The statute sets forth two conditions for liability: (1) bad-faith intent to profit from a …Cybersquatters Pouncing on Bank Merger Opportunities
By admin
Cybersquatters are proving the old saying true: “In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” With the recent troubles in the financial sector, domains related to the recent bank mergers are being purchased and placed for sale at …Domain Name News
By ArcoJedi(ArcoJedi)
As reported earlier, Verizon sued Navigation Catalyst and the Basic Fusion registrar for cybersquatting. As part of this lawsuit, it has been reported elsewhere that the domain forum TMFor.com has been subpoenaed by Verizon’s lawyers. …Cybersquatters register domains for potential bank-mergers
By Cory Doctorow
Today in his Observer column, John Naughton takes account of the thriving practice of cybersquatting domains for potential bank-mergers:. Even as the short-selling vultures began circling Lehman Brothers, HBOS, Merrill Lynch and co, …Banking crisis gives rise 'cybersquatting' speculators
Periscope IT – London,Greater London,UK
'Cybersquatters' have begun speculating on the domain names of newly-created banking conglomerates, it has emerged today. Potential domain names for the …Cybersquatting
By Dr Pete
In “cybersquatting”, likely web addresses are bought cheaply in the hope of one day selling to the businesses involved. Domain names for the take over of Lehmann Brothers by Barclays are an example with barclayslehman.com already taken. …Cybersquatters Pouncing on Bank Merger Opportunities
By Chad Kettner
Cybersquatters are proving the old saying true: “In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” With the recent troubles in the financial sector, domains related to the recent bank mergers are being purchased and placed for sale at …Banks no longer masters of their domain
Management Today – London,UK
In cybersquatting, likely addresses are bought on the cheap, either to sell later to the businesses involved, or to generate cash through click-through ads. …Domain Names for Recent Bank Mergers are Cybersquatted!
By Free Insights
The practice of “cybersquatting”, is when potential domain addresses are purchased cheaply by individuals in the hope that the businesses involved then need that domain for their new company website. Alternatively they can be used as a …Cyber-squatters jump on Wall Street woes
Finextra – UK
Cybersquatting remains a serious problem for the banking industry with research from US-based digital brand manager CitizenHawk claiming that over 10000 …Cybersquatters see opportunity in Dubai projects
Zawya – United Arab Emirates
Dubai projects are attracting cybersquatters from all over the world who are blocking domain names for various schemes in the emirate. …About Technology Merged banks’ names cybersquatted
By admin
As reports of Lehman Brothers’ intent to sell itself first surfaced last Friday, cybersquatters had already spotted Barclay’s, HSBC and Bank of America as potential buyers. Accordingly, barclayslehman.com, hsbclehman.com, …Domain Forum User Data Gets Subpoenaed
By info
As previously discussed (en/general/usa-june-court-decision-detrimental-to-domaining-practices.html) on Domain News, Verizon has sued domainer Navigation Catalyst and registrar Basic Fusion for cybersquatting. As part of this lawsuit, …Domain Forum User Data Gets Subpoenaed
By anatoly
Verizon has sued domainer Navigation Catalyst and registrar Basic Fusion for cybersquatting. As part of this lawsuit, the domain forum, ***** .com has had a number of documents and information… Visit Adamdicker.com to read more of …New Domain Extensions: “Intellectual Property Watch” Says Not So Fast
By MHB
… already suffering from the proliferation of trademark infringement on the Internet, will face increasing burdens.” According to the post, increased gTLD’s will result in more cybersquatting, kiting, front-running and sniping. …Enomalism vapourware lands Enomaly in the cloud computing doghouse
By samj.net (Sam Johnston)
Stop cybersquatting; Stop trying to censor the community; Quit with the underhanded, dirty tricks like deleting competitors' releases (especially those for free, open source software in the true sense) …E-Business: Domain Names – Bad Faith
By allergiesus(allergiesus)
Comment: In general, cases of cybersquatting is not the use of a character in the normal course of trade and more difficult to establish a violation of trademark or passed out, guiding principles is the approach recommended that the …TATA WINS DOMAIN NAME "TATA.ORG"
By Anita(Anita)
The said decision by the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center is of tremendous importance with specific reference to the context of India as lots of people have deliberately indulged themselves in cybersquatting in the hope of earning …
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