cybersquatter
Americannoun
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When the county failed to act, an apparent cybersquatter swooped in and bought it.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 12, 2021
Intellectual property law already protects trademarks, but trying to evict a cybersquatter can become a costly pursuit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2015
A recent watershed moment was the COVID-19 pandemic, when cybersquatters and bots sharpened their methods as the live music scene was silent.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 20, 2023
You even plugged your new Twitter account, the one that misspells your last name because cybersquatters apparently took every possible manifestation of your name.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2022
A greatly expanded domain universe opens up a multitude of opportunities for cybersquatters to snatch up names that appear to be related to legitimate businesses.
From Forbes ● Jan. 22, 2015
CNBC.xxx, and Verizonwireless.xxx, after detecting what it determined were cybersquatters who bought the domains intending to try to sell them to the trademark holders.
From BusinessWeek ● Jun. 21, 2012
Icann plans safeguards to thwart cybersquatters and other opportunists.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2011
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