Facebook Copycat Domains
Facebook claimed that numerous domains were registered with the Namecheap affiliated company Whoisguard that resembled the domains of Facebook related sites. Facebook offered these domains as examples of infringing domains:- instagrambusinesshelp.com
- facebo0k-login.com
- whatsappdownload.site
“You should be aware that if Namecheap acts only as the domain registrar, and does not provide hosting services in respect of the disputed content, we do not have the technical ability to take action in response to a DMCA notice. You will need to contact the hosting provider.”There are other laws such at the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) that says the trademark owner may sue the domain name registrant. Namecheap has a page about cybersquatting where it says this:
“…trademark holders will sometimes sue people for cybersquatting, demanding $100,000 or more from the cybersquatter. Most of the time, however, trademark owners will either contact the domain name owner requesting them to turn the domain over, or they may file a cybersquatting complaint under the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP).”Facebook tried to take action against the domain name registrants that they allege violated their trademarks but were thwarted by Whoisguard. According to the lawsuit, Namecheap and Whoisguard did not pass along the domain name registrant’s information. This is what Facebook published:
“We sent notices to Whoisguard between October 2018 and February 2020, and despite their obligation to provide information about these infringing domain names, they declined to cooperate.”Read Facebook’s announcement here: https://about.fb.com/news/2020/03/domain-name-lawsuit/ Relaed: Do Exact Match Domains Still Work Anymore?
https://www.businesscreatorplus.com/facebook-sues-namecheap-over-cybersquatting-via-martinibuster/
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