Meaning of cybersquatting | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The registration of a well-known brand or company name as an Internet domain name in the hope of selling it at a later date.
   Internet, uncountable
2. A form of passing off, often with the intent referred to in the first sense above.
   Internet, uncountable

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Examples

“Maybe a little broad in your interpretation? Dilution would not have⟳ existed in this case if Toeppen were not in the "business" of cybersquatting? The statute does not allow⟳ noncommercial use⟳ to "dilute", but when a domain name⟳ owner suggests money may be taken for the domain name⟳, a problem is created for the DNO, right? This may be a large trap⟳ for attorneys advising in this area.”

“The day after the issuance of the interlocutory injunction he was interviewed by a StarPhoenix reporter as part of a larger article on "Cybersquatting" as the domain name⟳ game has come⟳ to be called.”

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