[Groop]GROO NEWS from me
Noah Grochowaski
ngrochowaski@hotmail.com
Sat, 21 Sep 2002 20:26:54 -0400
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I work at a law firm in Philly and I know alot of the lawyers that deal w=
ith trademarks, I'll ask for their opinions.
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From: Azamin
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 11:44 PM
To: groop@groo.com
Subject: Re: [Groop]GROO NEWS from me
Any lawyers here who want to help Sergio fight this squatter/pirate..?
Shane Clarke wrote:
> cyber-squatting: <jargon, networking> The practice of registering famou=
s
> brand names as Internet domain names, e.g. harrods.com, ibm.firm or
> sears.shop, in the hope of later selling them to the appropriate owner
> at a profit.
>
> What is cyber-squatting?
> Over the past decade, the term cyber-squatting has come to mean
> different things to different people; unfortunately, there is no
> universally-accepted official definition. However, in a recent high
> profile judgement in the U.S. Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Judge
> Berle M. Schiller defined cyber-squatting or cyber-piracy as the
> "deliberate, bad-faith, and abusive registration of Internet domain
> names in violation of the rights of trademark owners."
>
> The notoriety of cyber-squatting derives from the practice of
> registering a domain name based on a famous brand name owned by a
> company or person, and seeking to sell the domain name back to the
> owners of the brand at an inflated price.
>
> A few years ago, ICANN introduced a Universal Dispute Resolution Policy
> to mediate in domain name disputes by providing reasonably simple and
> inexpensive arbitration. In addition, cyber-squatting is now illegal
> under U.S. law. The practice - at least at the gTLD level - is in
> decline; earlier infringements, however, are still being resolved.
>
> *******************************
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pirate..?<BR><BR>Shane Clarke wrote:<BR><BR>> cyber-squatting: <jar=
gon, networking> The practice of registering famous<BR>> brand name=
s as Internet domain names, e.g. harrods.com, ibm.firm or<BR>> sears.s=
hop, in the hope of later selling them to the appropriate owner<BR>> a=
t a profit.<BR>><BR>> What is cyber-squatting?<BR>> Over the pas=
t decade, the term cyber-squatting has come to mean<BR>> different thi=
ngs to different people; unfortunately, there is no<BR>> universally-a=
ccepted official definition. However, in a recent high<BR>> profile ju=
dgement in the U.S. Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Judge<BR>> Berle=
M. Schiller defined cyber-squatting or cyber-piracy as the<BR>> "deli=
berate, bad-faith, and abusive registration of Internet domain<BR>> na=
mes in violation of the rights of trademark owners."<BR>><BR>> The =
notoriety of cyber-squatting derives from the practice of<BR>> registe=
ring a domain name based on a famous brand name owned by a<BR>> compan=
y or person, and seeking to sell the domain name back to the<BR>> owne=
rs of the brand at an inflated price.<BR>><BR>> A few years ago, IC=
ANN introduced a Universal Dispute Resolution Policy<BR>> to mediate i=
n domain name disputes by providing reasonably simple and<BR>> inexpen=
sive arbitration. In addition, cyber-squatting is now illegal<BR>> und=
er U.S. law. The practice - at least at the gTLD level - is in<BR>> de=
cline; earlier infringements, however, are still being resolved.<BR>><=
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