cybersquatting

cybersquatting. The act of reserving a domain name on the Internet, esp. a name that would be associated with a company’s trademark, and then seeking to profit by selling or licensing the name to the company that has an interest in being identified with it. • The practice was banned by federal law in 1999. See ANTICYBERS-QUATTING CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT. [Cases: Telecommunications 461.15. C.J.S. Telegraphs, Telephones, Radio, and Television § 221.]

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双语律师Jenna，国际知名法学院环境法专业，擅长翻译各类与环境、社会及管治 (ESG)相关的法律文件。