Cybersquatting Athlete & Sports-Related Names

Cybersquatting Famous Sports Figures & Athletes:  

In celebration of theDetroit Tigers playing in Minnesota tonight for the Central Division Championship, we thought it appropriate to take a look at who might be cybersquatting / typo-squatting the teams and players in tonights match up. Without further fanfare ...  (Results by Domaintools.com)

• Typo-squatters on www.DetroitTigers.com
• Typo-squatting JustinVerlander.com
• Typo-squatters on ComericaPark.com
• Typo-squating on MinnesotaTwins.com
• Typo-squatting on the yet to be opened TargetField.com
• Typo-squatting JoeMauer.com

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More Celebrity Cybersquatting Resources:

 

• Celebrity Cybersquatting: Why Don’t Famous People Protect Their Domain Names? For over a decade, Hollywood stars have been the target of cybersquatters – people who buy famous-sounding web domains in hope of benefiting from related publicity.
• Cybersquatting On The George Bush Library Name.  But no one quoted in the article seems to be aware that the registration of domains incorporating famous names such as George Bush is unlawful, subjecting them to damages in excess of $100,000.00.
• Personal and Proper Names Protected Under Anti-Cybersquatting Act. Personal names are specifically protected from cybersquatting under the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) and, in some instances, UDRP.