Verizon Awarded $33.15 Million in Damages against Cybersquatter
Verizon Awarded $33.15 Million in Damages against Cybersquatter
Posted 12/30/2008 at 6:48am
| by Pulkit Chandna
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Verizon has secured a major legal victory against OnlineNic, a San Francisco-based domain registrar, which has been tormenting it for quite some time by squatting domains related to the telecom giant’s products. The court has ordered OnlineNIC to pay a sum of $33.15 million for squatting more than 600 Verizon-related domains.
Although the court’s order is expected to serve as a deterrent against cybersquatting, it is not clear how the promoters and employees of OnlineNIC will be brought to book as their identities still remain a mystery. They seem to be adept at concealment just like many other cybersquatters. In fact, it is this ability of cybersquatters to operate undercover that allows them to operate with impunity.
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punditguy
December 30, 2008 at 8:09am
$33.15 != $33.15 million.
The headline is a slap in the face to Verizon; the actual story is a kick to the nuts for OnlineNIC.
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