“Cybersquatters” and “typosquatters” are the target of Microsoft’s latest legal action…
The Redmond, Wash., software giant said cybersquatters and typosquatters - people who register Web addresses either with trademarked terms or with common misspellings in the hopes of luring Web surfers who mistype addresses into their browsers - are now registering more than 2,000 domains each day targeting Microsoft.
The vast majority of the sites, which have addresses like “microsoftrebate.com,” “xbox36com.com” and “msnfinance.com,” are bought by professional operations that place nothing on the pages but pay-per-click ads served by online-ad networks, Microsoft said. About a quarter of the sites use privacy services to disguise their identities.
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