Typosquatting refers to using a website domain name that is confusingly similar to another, usually better known, website. Palo Alto, Calif.-based Facebook claims Souza intentionally engaged in a scheme or multiple schemes to exploit and profit …
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Facebook sues Alpharetta man over typosquatting – The Business Journal
Jelly Belly and Original Gourmet Foods not being so sweet
Companies head to court over “original gourmet” name. This trademark dispute has little to do with domain names but does involve my favorite candy company, Jelly Belly. Original Gourmet Food Company, Inc., has filed a dispute (pdf) in U.S. District Court for declaratory judgment over the “original gourmet” name. The food fight started when Original [...]
Amazon Welcomes Back California Affiliates
Affiliates and rejoin program after governor repeals law. Remember when Amazon fired all of its California “associates” because the state said affiliates created a nexus in the state and was going to force them to start collecting sale tax? California governor Jerry Brown has repealed the affiliate tax law and Amazon is inviting affiliates to [...]
DOMAINfest Global 2012 Dates Announced by DomainSponsor
DomainSponsor, the domain name monetization unit of Oversee.net and organizer of the DOMAINfest series of conferences, has announced it will return to the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica for their annual DOMAINfest Global event from January 31 to February 2, 2012. As in past years, the entire Fairmont Miramar Hotel has been reserved exclusively [...]
DOMAINfest Global 2012 Dates Announced by DomainSponsor
DomainSponsor, the domain name monetization unit of Oversee.net and organizer of the DOMAINfest series of conferences, has announced it will return to the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica for their annual DOMAINfest Global event from January 31 to February 2, 2012. As in past years, the entire Fairmont Miramar Hotel has been reserved exclusively [...]
Photos & Highlights from DOMAINfest Global’s Grand Finale at the Playboy Mansion
Another great DOMAINfest Global conference closed last night with a gala party/charity fundraiser at the world famous Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles. We have photos and highlights from that spectacular soiree in our final post from California.
