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Whitney Houston legacy: Disrespecting the dead by cybersquatting on the living

The day Whitney Houston died more than 325 related domains were registered, declaring the passing away of the famous singer diva. This is not unusual, as the passing away of a famous person always ...

Billions Registered: The story of the original registrant of McDonalds.com

Joshua Quittner is an American journalist, having co-authored with his wife several books, including the non-fiction Masters of Deception: The Gang That Ruled Cyberspace and Speeding the Net: The ...

Flippa Friday: Microsoft domain hits the chopping block

Flippa.com, the domain and web site auction house Down Under, continues to allow trademark violations on its marketplace. Not content with iPhone and Apple trademarks, Flippa goes full house this ...

Cybersquatters face jail time in the Philippines

Cybersquatting is about to be criminalized in the Philippines, and you’re not going to believe the penalties. Squatters could face six to 12 years in jail if found guilty under Senate Bill ...

Manwin files its first cybersquatting complaint

Manwin Licensing, the company currently suing ICANN and ICM Registry claiming .xxx breaks US competition law, has filed its first cybersquatting complaint using the UDRP. It’s over a .com ...

Fox takes control of squatted .xxx domain

Twentieth Century Fox has withdrawn its cybersquatting complaint about the domain name foxstudios.xxx after the domain was transferred into its control. As I reported on Tuesday, the UDRP case was ...

Stop the nonsense about TLD-squatting

Barely a day has passed recently without a news report about how companies are being forced to apply for new top-level domains to prevent cybersquatters moving in on their brands. It’s ...

YouPorn owner acquires fellow .xxx plaintiff

Manwin, the porn company currently suing ICANN and ICM Registry over the .xxx launch, has acquired co-plaintiff Digital Playground. “To me this deal is no different than the acquisition of Pixar ...

Fox files cybersquatting complaint on .xxx domain

Twentieth Century Fox appears to have filed a UDRP complaint over the domain name foxstudios.xxx. The domain, which does not currently resolve, was registered to a Connecticut man in December, ...

Key-Systems sued over brand protection trademark

Israeli domain name registrar Domain The Net Technologies has filed a preemptive lawsuit against German competitor Key-Systems over their respective brand management trademarks. According to the ...
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