cybersquatting
RSS cybersquattingiTunes 'cybersquatting' row threatens Nominet authority
News 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 rights the registrar had to make him hand the URL to Apple. [27 May 2005]
Don't be caught out by the EU domain scammers
News Designed to put a stop to cybersquatting, the 'sunrise' period, however, is a golden opportunity for domain name scammers, who are offering pre-registration services. The countdown is on to the launch of the pan-European... [22 Apr 2005]
Blair hires controversial US election cyberactivist
News Much to Bush's annoyance, Exley avoided falling foul of cybersquatting laws because at the time he was a registered independent who was not employed by any of the political parties. Law firm Eversheds warned of the legal... [15 Apr 2005]
Apple wins iTunes cybersquatting battle
News Apple has won a legal dispute to force a UK firm it accused of cybersquatting to hand over the domain ownership for the iTunes.co.uk web address. Apple issued proceedings against CyberBritain in December last year... [15 Mar 2005]
Ask the Lawyer: Submit your questions now
News To kick off the series of articles, though, we need your legal questions - on anything from contract disputes and copyright violations to cybersquatting and SOX compliance. silicon.com is pleased to launch a new feature,... [07 Jan 2005]
Apple in iTunes.co.uk cybersquatting row
News Apple has issued proceedings against CyberBritain Holdings through the UK domain name authority Nominet claiming it holds the iTunes trademark and that this is a case of cybersquatting. Apple has now issued proceedings... [07 Dec 2004]
Will's Web Watch: Do firms still know 'squat' about domains?
Comment When the web first hit the mainstream, incidences of cybersquatting were commonplace. From celebrities to major companies there have been countless incidences of cybersquatting in recent years. The issue... [23 Jul 2004]
5 years ago... French Connection sues over fcuk.com
News Cases of cybersquatting were commonplace in the late 90s as chancers assumed that simply beating a company to the punch was enough to guarantee profits from selling on the domain to its 'rightful owner'. [21 Jul 2004]
Disney-porn hook-up sends typosquatter to jail
News A similar ploy, cybersquatting, was made illegal in Britain after one canny company registered popular brands' domain names, including burgerking.co.uk and marksandspencer.co.uk, and tried to sell them on to the... [01 Mar 2004]
UK firm wins cybersquatting case
News A Sussex-based not-for-profit organisation has won its dispute with cybersquatters after the UK domain name registry Nominet ruled in its favour and awarded it two domains. Wired Sussex, a new media business development agency,... [04 Feb 2004]
Beware domain name minefield
Comment While there is a topical side to the news today that David Beckham's transfer to Spanish football giants Real Madrid sparked off a flurry of potential cybersquatting activity, it also serves to highlight the fact that... [08 Jul 2003]
Will's Web Watch: Kermit on drugs as IP rights go up in smoke
Comment Then there is the related issue of cybersquatting, and a whole host of websites designed to ape major companies' own sites. In the first of his new columns looking at the less-travelled areas of the web, Will Sturgeon... [11 Apr 2003]
Unix supporters victorious in cybersquatting dispute
News The group, which owns the rights to the Unix brand across the world, as well as the specifications for the official Unix operating system, claimed it was the victim of cybersquatting. The Open Group has won a domain name... [10 Jul 2002]
Alanis Morissette sues cybersquatter
News Singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette has filed a lawsuit against the operator of a US website claiming he is cybersquatting on her domain name. Morissette claims the Alanis.net site, run by Russell Smith, is "confusingly... [03 Jul 2002]
Cyber squatters - get a life
Comment Yet these days the law frowns on such cybersquatting antics, so one would expect the man to be fairly shy about his behaviour. Cyber squatting isn't what it used to be. These days there are precedents for those who seek... [26 Mar 2002]
