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U.S. Cybersquatting Law Goes Global

Posted by timothy on from the of-the-people-by-the-people dept.

typecast writes: "Better bone up on Bulgarian trademark law before you register your next domain name. A U.S. federal court has ruled that laws protecting trademarks in foreign countries apply under the American Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) of 1999. (Note to the U.S. registrants of Quartz.com: watch out!)"

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  1. Is this just some sick and twisted attempt... by gmplague · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Is this just some sick and twisted attempt to perform a legal DDoS on some poor, unsuspecting, bulgarian quartz company? For shame.

    In other news, this sucks, BUT I can't see it being used very often as most foreigners are just as ignorant to our trademark laws as we are to theirs.

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