Cybersquatting

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• AdGooroo tool identifies brand hijacking

  
  BizReport — Authority: 565
  Has brand hijacking hurt your brand? It is entirely possible because of the number of fraudulent marketers, spammers and companies on the Web. The problem is many legitimate brands and marketers have no way of identifying these fraudsters. Enter AdGooroos Hijacking Report, a tool which marketers can use to identify ...
  17 hours ago

• How Not to Develop Public Policy

  
  CircleID — Authority: 549
  Some of ICANNs current proceedings on the introduction of new generic top level domains (gTLDs) provide a case study on how not to develop public policy. In particular, the Rights Protection Mechanism proceedings, with serious implications for trademark owners, have followed a course that does not correspond to the ...
  1 day ago

• Internet Drug Traffic, Service Providers and Intellectual Property

  
  CircleID — Authority: 549
  You could call this Part Three in our series on Illicit Internet Pharmacy. Part One being Whats Driving Spam and Domain Fraud? Illicit Drug Traffic , Part Two being Online Drug Traffic and Registrar Policy . There are a few facts Id like to list briefly so everyone is up to speed. The largest chunk of online abuse ...
  3 days ago

• The Worlds Most Dangerous Country Code Top-Level Domains

  
  CircleID — Authority: 549
  If you want to know the worlds most dangerous country code Top-Level Domains (ccTLDs), ask an anti-virus software company. McAfee has released its list of most dangerous country codes. Here are the top five: 1. Cameroon (.cm) 2. PR of China (.cn) 3. Samoa (.ws) 4. Philippines (.ph) 5. Former Soviet Union (.su) ...
  3 days ago

• Fighting axe grinders and their online vendettas

  
  The Financial Brand — Authority: 120
  The Scenario Someone feels they’ve been mistreated by your financial institution. They’re pissed off, so they launch a hard-hitting online vendetta against you, centering around a new blog or website. They pull no punches, bitterly and ferociously ripping into you. They keep pushing your buttons trying to get a ...
  4 days ago

• Brand YOU – 5 Ways to Stand for Your Brand

  
  Brand-Yourself.com Blog — Authority: 123
  Your personal brand is an important part of your job search. Reputations can make or break opportunities for new position, new clients or contracts for your company. Here are five practical ways to manage your online brand: 1. Set up a Google alert. These can be set up easily on Google and will alert you by ...
  1 week ago

• Gripe Site Triumphant Over AntiCybersquatting Consumer Protect Act Complaint

  
  CircleID — Authority: 549
  Todays case involves the classic alleged scenario of a gripe site which used a Plaintiffs trademark in Defendants web site domain name—and whether this might be a violation of the Anti Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA). Cleary Building Corp, V. David A. Dame, Inc., Civil Action No. ...
  2 weeks ago

• Goodwill Non-Profit Sues to Get Goodwill.com Domain Name

  
  Domain Name Wire — Authority: 517
  Charity sues company that bought domain name for $55,000 in NameJet domain name auction. Non-profit Goodwill Industries International has sued the owner of Goodwill.com for alleged trademark infringement. The lawsuit ( pdf ) names Cyber2Media, Inc., the owner of the domain, and Oversee.net, which briefly monetized ...
  3 weeks ago

• Cybersquatters Take Advantage of Tiger Woods

  
  DomainPulse.com - The Beat on the Domain Name Industry — Authority: 436
  Cybersquatters, quick to take advantage of people’s misery, whether personal or more widely in the face of widespread disaster, have been quick off the mark to take advantage of Tiger Woods’ affairs. Some of the domain names, as pointed out by the Traverse Legal blog , registered to take advantage include: ...
  3 weeks ago

• PCI Council Advice on Threat Management

  
  Information Security Resources — Authority: 481
  By Robert Siciliano, ID Theft Expert and Security Consultant to Intelius.com Security professionals intuitively think proactively. Our job  is to predict and prevent what the bad guy will do next. My job specifically is to instill this mindset into you, the consumer,  SMB or large corporate ...
  3 weeks ago

• Judge Nixes Moniker’s Motion to Dismiss, Repercussions for Domain Registrars

  
  Domain Name Wire — Authority: 517
  Judge says defendants are more than just a domain name registrar. United States District Judge Cecilia Altonaga has squashed a motion to dismiss by domain name registrar Moniker in its battle with Transamerica . In a 25 page order ( pdf ), Altonaga denied Moniker’s motion and renewed a debate about whether ...
  3 weeks ago

• 10 Holiday Tips For Secure Online Shopping

  
  Information Security Resources — Authority: 481
  By Robert Siciliano, ID Theft Expert and Security Consultant to Intelius.com UK officials shut down an amazing 1200 online retailers who scammed millions from unsuspecting shoppers. Most of the sites originated from identity thieves in Asia who tricked victims into believing they were legitimate ...
  3 weeks ago

• Article Explains Process for Releasing New Generic Top-Level Domain Names

  
  Seattle Trademark Lawyer — Authority: 426
  It may not happen soon, but if and when it does, this article from the ABA IP law section’s Landslide magazine will help you get up to speed on ICANN’s process for releasing new  generic top-level domain names . Why aren’t brand owners excited about this potential development? As authors Anthony ...
  4 weeks ago

• Federal Registration Owned by Someone Else No Defense to Cybersquatting

  
  Seattle Trademark Lawyer — Authority: 426
  This Central District of California case of Monex Deposit Co. v. Gilliam efficiently dispatched  a creative but unpersuasive defense to cybersquatting: “You don’t have any trademark rights to enforce against me, since someone else owns the federal registration to that mark. They’re the exclusive, ...
  4 weeks ago

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