http://www.circleid.com/ Latest Cybersquatting related postings on CircleID en Copyright 2008, unless where otherwise noted. 2008-12-04T09:46:00-08:00 130 45 http://www.circleid.com/images/logo_rss.gif http://www.circleid.com/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/microsoft_files_new_cybersquatting_lawsuit/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/microsoft_files_new_cybersquatting_lawsuit/ windoesmobile.com, wwwhotmajl.com, microsoft-games.com and zunedrivers.com. Many of the websites under the domains listed include advertising for various products and services. The suit is one of several typosquatting and cybersquatting suits filed by Microsoft. More...]]> 2008-11-27T07:09:00-08:00 internetcybersquattingdomain_nameslaw http://www.circleid.com/posts/20081106_cybersquatting_not_criminal_but_civil/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/20081106_cybersquatting_not_criminal_but_civil/ More...]]> 2008-11-06T15:44:00-08:00 internetcybersquattingdomain_nameslaw http://www.circleid.com/posts/20081029_tld_expansion_brand_protection/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/20081029_tld_expansion_brand_protection/ per brand... More...]]> 2008-10-29T10:14:00-08:00 internetcybersquattingdomain_nameslawtop_level_domains http://www.circleid.com/posts/20081028_navigation_catalyst_systems_verizon_lawsuit/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/20081028_navigation_catalyst_systems_verizon_lawsuit/ More...]]> 2008-10-28T12:10:00-08:00 internetcybersquattingdomain_nameslaw http://www.circleid.com/posts/controversy_google_ads_typosquatting/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/controversy_google_ads_typosquatting/ AdSense for Domains (AFD) program, often used for displaying such ads, has been particularly targeted by trademark owners which according to McAfee's SiteAdvisor, serves ads on more than 80% of typosquatting sites recently uncovered. More...]]> 2008-10-14T11:53:00-08:00 internetcybersquattingdomain_nameslaw http://www.circleid.com/posts/20081003_icann_improve_institutional_confidence/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/20081003_icann_improve_institutional_confidence/ More...]]> 2008-10-03T08:50:00-08:00 internetcybersquattingdomain_namesdomain_registriesinternet_governancelawtop_level_domains http://www.circleid.com/posts/bank_merger_names_cybersquatted/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/bank_merger_names_cybersquatted/ More...]]> 2008-09-17T13:54:00-08:00 internetcybersquattingdomain_names http://www.circleid.com/posts/88214_court_decision_detrimental_to_domaining/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/88214_court_decision_detrimental_to_domaining/ More...]]> 2008-08-02T15:27:00-08:00 internetcybersquattingdomain_nameslaw http://www.circleid.com/posts/87281_click_fraud_botnets_parked_domains/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/87281_click_fraud_botnets_parked_domains/ More...]]> 2008-07-28T10:30:00-08:00 internetcybersquattingdomain_nameslawsecurity http://www.circleid.com/posts/cadna_brand_abuses_internet_governance/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/cadna_brand_abuses_internet_governance/ More...]]> 2008-06-10T12:08:00-08:00 internetcybersquattingdomain_names http://www.circleid.com/posts/85210_cira_whois_policy_privacy_access/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/85210_cira_whois_policy_privacy_access/ CIRA whois policy that is scheduled to take effect on June 10, 2008. The whois issue has attracted little public attention, yet it has been the subject of heated debate within the domain name community for many years. It revolves around the whois database, a publicly accessible, searchable list of domain name registrant information (as in "who is" the registrant of a particular domain name). More...]]> 2008-05-02T09:54:00-08:00 internetcybersquattingdnsdomain_namespolicy_regulationprivacyspamwhois http://www.circleid.com/posts/cooperative_domain_name_use/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/cooperative_domain_name_use/ cooperative solution to third-party use of brands in domain names. Like any approach that depends on cooperation, the solution will require both sides to change behavior but also allow both sides to take credit for the resulting benefits, i.e. a triangular solution. If not immediately addressed, the problem of third-party use can become a major threat to the industry. But we already know one thing: when it comes to this issue, legal action and bullying don't work. More...]]> 2008-04-26T10:25:00-08:00 internetcybersquattingdnsdomain_nameslawsecurity http://www.circleid.com/posts/updating_anti_cybersquatting_regime/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/updating_anti_cybersquatting_regime/ Sealing the cracks: a proposal to update the anti-cybersquatting regime to combat advertising-based cybersquatting is the title of an article by Christopher Varas in the April issue of the Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice. In this article, the author labels "modern cybersquatting" the monetization of domain names through PPC advertisements, and says that brand owners lack effective tools to combat this practice... More...]]> 2008-04-04T09:02:00-08:00 internetcybersquattingdnsdomain_nameslaw http://www.circleid.com/posts/wipo_domain_disputes_2007/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/wipo_domain_disputes_2007/ WIPO) has received 2,156 complaints alleging "abusive registration of trademarks on the Internet" in 2007, up 18 percent from 2006 and 48 percent more than the filings lodged in 2005. Most complaints came from the pharmaceutical, banking, telecommunications, retail and entertainment sectors. More...]]> 2008-03-28T13:54:00-08:00 internetcybersquattingdnsdomain_names http://www.circleid.com/posts/831125_ica_position_paper_anti_phishing_legislation/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/831125_ica_position_paper_anti_phishing_legislation/ ICA) has posted a position paper and analysis of S. 2661, introduced on 2/25/08 in the US Senate. While we are firmly opposed to phishing and other criminal activities that may utilize domain names we are very concerned about the provisions of the proposal that appear to provide trademark owners with a means to avoid both UDRP and ACPA actions and alternatively bring private claims against domain names with a lower burden of proof and the potential for far higher monetary damages, without even requiring an allegation that the DN was in any way being utilized in a phishing scheme... More...]]> 2008-03-01T13:14:00-08:00 internetcybersquattingdnsdomain_namesdomain_registrieslawpolicy_regulationprivacysecuritywhois