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- noun Plural form of
cybersquatter .
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Examples
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Some companies said they would acquire Cyrillic domains mostly to protect themselves from so-called cybersquatters who might otherwise take over the domains and harm their businesses.
NYT > Technology 2009
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"cybersquatters" -- individuals who buy-up web domains that evoke others 'famous or trademarked names.
Election Law 2009
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And in the end, our pirates (our "cybersquatters", to use the technical term), perhaps amused that a bunch of poets forked out for lawyers, actually gave the site back.
Christina Patterson: Three Cheers for Democracy and the World Wide Web 2009
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As reported by the blogs Michael Geist and Canadian Trademark Blog, and now even The Sun, the domain names of two MPs have been snatched up by cybersquatters after the politicians failed to re-register them.
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But he said there would be a rapid take-down process for anyone targeted by .xxx cybersquatters.
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The move means that cybersquatters will be unable to register domains such as Beyonce.xxx or MargaretThatcher.xxx to drive traffic to their websites.
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I think it's because the people following the proceedings for companies have been the trademark attorneys, and they look at this as a huge nuisance that will add to the costs of protecting their marks from cybersquatters and other intruders.
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The problem with using the Act against cybersquatters is the Act requires the injured party to initiate a lawsuit in federal court, which is never a cheap process.
Randy Whattoff: Rachael Ray Lasers Delayed Indefinitely: An Update on the State of Cybersquatting Randy Whattoff 2010
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Ultimately cybersquatting is a form of trademark infringement or trademark dilution, and there are a number of ways that trademark owners deal with cybersquatters.
Randy Whattoff: Rachael Ray Lasers Delayed Indefinitely: An Update on the State of Cybersquatting Randy Whattoff 2010
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There are a number of ways that trademark owners deal with cybersquatters.
Randy Whattoff: Rachael Ray Lasers Delayed Indefinitely: An Update on the State of Cybersquatting Randy Whattoff 2010
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