Microsoft sues cybersquatters
Microsoft has obtained court orders to sue what it termed as typo and cybersquatters who are heavily infringing on its Trademark. In what is perhaps a new twist in the domain industry, MS through a court order has dispatched subpoenas to 3 people who it accused of have allegedly registering hundreds of typos infringing on the trademark “Microsoft “.
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Microsoft sues cybersquatters
The domain industry was left in uncertainty today, especially for small players, when Microsoft announced that it had obtained a court order to presecute at least three domainers who has registered hundreds of domains infringing on its trademark. In what appears to be a twist in the industry, if found guilty, the accused will have to pay $100k per domain in terms of compensation for damages. There might be a wake up call for other companies to follow in the shoes of Microsoft. Through speculation, it is possible that many domainers parking domains infringing on the MS trademark will take them offline or sell them off at law ball prices to avoid possible charges. Among the illegitimate websites that have been pinpointed by MS include www.rebatesmicrosoft.com and msnfinance.com plus others. In an official statement posted on its website today, MS claims that the fresh charges against fraudsters have been precipitated by the high number of domains and websites being setup daily infringing on its name. Read the statement here. There are at least 2000 domains registered daily by domainers and parked for third parties paying through PPC (pay per click) model for their ads to appear on them. The PPC business model is legitimate. The credit, for Microsoft’s success in unravelling the massive infringements on its trademark name goes, to the invention of the MSR Strider URL tool. This tool creates typos and patrols the net to identify their exact IP address location. For a preview download it here.
Mamboserver templates
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