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Law Practice

Nov. 20, 2008

New Rules Cut Down on Typosquatting

The Internet's governing body is reporting early success in its effort to prevent cyber-scammers from using a loophole, known as "domain tasting," to make money off Web addresses that include trademarked corporate names.

By Craig Anderson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN JOSE - The Internet's governing body is reporting early success in its effort to prevent cyber-scammers from using a loophole, known as "domain tasting," to make money off Web addresses that include trademarked corporate names.

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers reported last week that the percentage of domain names added and then deleted during a five-day grace period, dropped ...

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