Misspelling domain names is easy enough that the government doesn't let companies take advantage of it — and Facebook has just been awarded nearly $2.8 million in a case against several people and groups that tried to profit off of its popularity. Using misspelled domain names for profit, commonly known as typosquatting, was made illegal in the United States by the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) in 1999. In a ruling yesterday, a judge awarded Facebook damages from the inappropriate use of well over 100 domain names, from simple misspelling such as fadebook.com and rfacebook.com to plays on its name including facebookfreezer.com and wwwfaceboobs.com.
Lawsuits against typosquatters aren't uncommon, but reclaiming a...
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