Microsoft to prosecute the perpetrators

Maya Palmer, an FT it journalist, reported Maija Palmer

Microsoft will today cybersquatting a series of lawsuits against the "domain name registration" in Europe and the US, while also urging other companies to help solve the internet problem. Microsoft says the problem is becoming increasingly rampant.

A domain name registration is a domain name that registers an existing trademark-or a domain name similar to these trademarks, such as "micrsoft.com"-to profit.

In general, domain name registrars or domain names are sold at a high price to the trademark owner, or through the user accidentally landed on its Web site to profit from Internet traffic. This behavior is troubling the growing number of Internet businesses and companies that rely on Internet traffic to profit from it-and their abhorrence of the valuable Internet traffic falling into the hands of rogue websites.

This week, the World Intellectual Property Organization (intellectual) warned that trademark owners were facing a growing threat from domain-name registrars. The group said the number of Internet domain name disputes it handled last year increased by 25%.

Microsoft will sue several companies in the United States to voice their trademark infringement on intellectual property. The company also plans to file lawsuits in Britain, Germany and Italy. Microsoft has yet to disclose the details of these lawsuits.

Microsoft hopes its approach will encourage other trademark owners to bring similar lawsuits.

"For world-renowned trademarks globally, domain name-registration is a growing problem," said Aaron Kornblum, a senior lawyer for the Microsoft Internet Security Enforcement Team, Allen Koenblum. We want to guide other trademark owners and encourage them to take action. ”

Microsoft will also today announce a number of lawsuits won over cyber-crime cases last August. The company won two lawsuits in the United States, Utah State and California, won 3 million dollars in damages and recaptured 409 domain names.