Tag Archive: cybersquatting

Dec 20

Not in My House: Court Awards $25,000 for Cybersquatting Violation in Real Estate Site Dispute

Tweet A Delaware federal court has ruled for an architect in his anti-cybersquatting battle against a building design firm. It’s an important Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (“ACPA”) decision. Here’s what happened. Plaintiff was an architect that wrote a book called “The Affordable House” in 1996.  Plaintiff subsequently published the book on his Internet Web site www.affordablehouse.com.  …

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Nov 10

Court Case Teaches Two Lessons in Domain Name Management

Tweet From the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (and Eric Goldman’s always-excellent blog) comes a cautionary tale of how not to handle a domain name. First, don’t let an individual register your company domain name in his or her personal name. In DSPT Int’l v. Nahum,  the Founder of DSPT Int’l (“DSPT”), a clothing importer and distributor, brought in a Partner to help …

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