Microsoft Goes After 'Cybersquatters'
An AFP newswire article, via PhysOrg.com, reports that:
Microsoft declared war Tuesday against "typosquatters" and "cybersquatters" who stake out website addresses seemingly related to the software giant in order to dupe Internet users into visiting.More here.
"Microsoft has witnessed a virtual land rush for Internet domain names with the goal of driving traffic for profit," said attorney Aaron Kornblum, head of the company's new campaign to stop the practice.
"Placing a high profile or pop culture trademark in your domain name is a tempting but illegal way to generate pay-per-click revenue."
posted by Fergie @ 8/22/2006 12:08:00 PM
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