Microsoft suing cybersquatters

Ever mis-type a domain name and end up somewhere you weren't expecting? Owning domain names which are intentionally close to the domain names of popular companies is a well known, although ethically questionable practice. The kids in Redmond have had it up to their skinny tie laced necks with the practice and, their putting their legal team where their mouth is. They've announced a campaign of lawsuits against stubborn holders of squatter domains, presumably owned by persons who've so far been uncooperative with non-litigious attempts to settle.

One such squatter did settle; Dyslexic Domains -- there's a company name you can trust -- a UK based company who reportedly held over 6000 squatter-esque domains not only handed back those which were targeted at misspellings of Microsoft and Microsoft products, but also coughed up $46,000 US.

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