Re: [ga] Microsoft to Sue Cybersquatters. Is WIPO's UDRP team and ICANN not doing their duty?

["Prophet Partners Inc." <Domains@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jeff,

For a good laugh, take a look at a beta tool offered by Microsoft adCenter
Labs called Keyword Mutation Detection. The sales division of Microsoft is
actually encouraging misspellings of company trademarks, while the legal
department is battling it.
http://adlab.msn.com/keyMut/default.aspx

The instructions say:
"Type a correctly spelled keyword. Examples:
Location names, such as San Francisco,
Company names, such as Microsoft,
Websites, such as Yahoo,
Celebrities, such as Britney Spears,
Products, such as Messenger."

Type in Microsoft as they suggest in their own example and you get:

"mirosoft
microsof
microsft
mikrosoft
micrsoft
mircrosoft
mocrosoft
mcrosoft
icrosoft
miscrosoft
micro soft
micosoft
mircosoft
microsfot
micorsoft
microsolf
microsoft's"

Sincerely,
Ted
Prophet Partners Inc.
http://www.ProphetPartners.com
http://www.Premium-Domain-Names.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Williams" <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 3:19 AM
Subject: [ga] Microsoft to Sue Cybersquatters. Is WIPO's UDRP team and ICANN
not doing their duty?


> All,
>
>   Seems WIPO's UDRP team have been laying down on the job
> again?  Or should have ICANN's staff been taking care and
> doing it regulatory duty here?  If so, for shame!
>
> IMHO,  the ICANN staff, Bod, and ICANN's registries and
> registrars are at least culpable...
>
> See:  http://www.ft.com/cms/s/fbddb398-d19e-11db-b921-000b5df10621.html
>
>   The Financial Times writes that Microsoft will launch a series of
> lawsuits against cybersquatters, and will urge other companies to
> help tackle what it says is a growing problem on the internet.
> Microsoft says it hopes its example will encourage other trademark
> owners to bring similar lawsuits: "Cybersquatting is a growing
> problem for brands around the world and we hope to educate other
> brand holders and encourage them to take action," said Aaron
> Kornblum, senior attorney on Microsoft's internet safety enforcement
> team.
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Jeffrey A. Williams
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