Saturday, July 18, 2009
Internet regulator mulls cybersquatting block
The Internet's key oversight agency is considering a centralized database of trademark holders to cut down on questionable registrations of new Internet addresses. No word yet if trademark holders or domain owners everywhere would have to foot the bill for this.
Lawyers are upset, since this may cut into the substantial business generated from sending C&D letters and suing domain owners that think they have some right to a domain name containing a trademark, some vauge connection to a trademark, or may someday be confused by some senile person that thinks the domain may be a trademark, but they are not sure and click anyway...
Lawyers are upset, since this may cut into the substantial business generated from sending C&D letters and suing domain owners that think they have some right to a domain name containing a trademark, some vauge connection to a trademark, or may someday be confused by some senile person that thinks the domain may be a trademark, but they are not sure and click anyway...
# posted by (hris : 5:03 PM
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