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Meaning of "cybersquatting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CYBERSQUATTING

cybersquatting  [ˈsaɪbəˌskwɒtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CYBERSQUATTING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cybersquatting is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CYBERSQUATTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cybersquatting

Cybersquatting, according to the United States federal law known as the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, is registering, trafficking in, or using a domain name with bad faith intent to profit from the goodwill of a trademark belonging to someone else. The cybersquatter then offers to sell the domain to the person or company who owns a trademark contained within the name at an inflated price. The term is derived from "squatting", which is the act of occupying an abandoned or unoccupied space or building that the squatter does not own, rent, or otherwise have permission to use. Cybersquatting, however, is a bit different in that the domain names that are being "squatted" are being paid for through the registration process by the cybersquatters. Cybersquatters usually ask for prices far greater than that at which they purchased it. Some cybersquatters put up derogatory remarks about the person or company the domain is meant to represent in an effort to encourage the subject to buy the domain from them. Others post paid links via advertising networks to the actual site that the user likely wanted, thus monetizing their squatting.

Definition of cybersquatting in the English dictionary

The definition of cybersquatting in the dictionary is the practice of registering an internet domain name that is likely to be wanted by another person, business, or organization in the hope that it can be sold to them for a profit.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CYBERSQUATTING


anticlotting
ˌæntɪˈklɒtɪŋ
blotting
ˈblɒtɪŋ
bogtrotting
ˈbɒɡˌtrɒtɪŋ
globe-trotting
ˈɡləʊbˌtrɒtɪŋ
hotting
ˈhɒtɪŋ
jotting
ˈdʒɒtɪŋ
knotting
ˈnɒtɪŋ
plotting
ˈplɒtɪŋ
potshotting
ˈpɒtˌʃɒtɪŋ
repotting
ˌriːˈpɒtɪŋ
rotting
ˈrɒtɪŋ
sand-yachting
ˈsændˌjɒtɪŋ
slotting
ˈslɒtɪŋ
spotting
ˈspɒtɪŋ
squatting
ˈskwɒtɪŋ
swotting
ˈswɒtɪŋ
totting
ˈtɒtɪŋ
train-spotting
ˈtreɪnspɒtɪŋ
trotting
ˈtrɒtɪŋ
yachting
ˈjɒtɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CYBERSQUATTING

cybernaut
cybernetic
cybernetical
cybernetically
cybernetician
cyberneticist
cybernetics
cyberpet
cyberphobia
cyberphobic
cyberporn
cyberpunk
cybersecurity
cybersex
cyberspace
cybersquatter
cyberstalking
cyberterrorism
cyberterrorist
cyberwar

WORDS THAT END LIKE CYBERSQUATTING

accounting
admitting
batting
betting
chatting
committing
cutting
emitting
fitting
formatting
knitting
letting
permitting
putting
setting
sitting
spitting
splitting
submitting
transmitting
upsetting

Synonyms and antonyms of cybersquatting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cybersquatting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CYBERSQUATTING

Find out the translation of cybersquatting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cybersquatting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cybersquatting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

域名抢注
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ciberocupación
570 millions of speakers

English

cybersquatting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cybersquatting
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السطو الإلكتروني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

киберсквоттинг
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cybersquatting
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

cybersquatting
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cybersquattage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cybersquatting
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Cybersquatting
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サイバースクワッティング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

투기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cybersquatting
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chiếm dụng tên miền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

cybersquatting
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Cybersquatting
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cybersquatting
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cybersquatting
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Piractwo domenowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

киберсквоттинг
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cybersquatting
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατάληψης του κυβερνοχώρου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

cybersquatting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cybersquatting
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cybersquatting
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cybersquatting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CYBERSQUATTING»

The term «cybersquatting» is regularly used and occupies the 86.741 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CYBERSQUATTING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cybersquatting» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cybersquatting» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cybersquatting

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CYBERSQUATTING»

Discover the use of cybersquatting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cybersquatting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cybersquatting and consumer protection: ensuring domain name ...
An illustrated & explanatory guide to a matchless collection of Americana owned by the Library of Congress.
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary, 2000
2
Global Electronic Commerce: A Policy Primer
Cybersquatting and intellectual property protection for domain names Amazon. com filed a suit in US federal court and in Greece against Amazon.gr, in part because the Greek company was using the Amazon name, and in part because the ...
Catherine L. Mann, Sue E. Eckert, Sarah Cleeland Knight, 2000
3
Cengage Advantage Books: Business Law Today: The Essentials
Cybersquatting The act of registering a domain name that is the same as, or confusingly similar to, the trademark of another and then offering to sell that domain name back to the trademark owner. related to a business and its goodwill .
Roger Miller, Gaylord Jentz, 2010
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Cybersquatting Vis-a-vis Trademark Law: A Perusal
Virtually whole world is sitting at a hot seat due to the threats posed by the cybersquatters. All this is discussed in the milieu of laws and procedures as adopted in US and India and the problems involved therein.
Mohammad Umar, 2012
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To Each Country, Its Own Law and Domain: The Legal ...
David Romero, A Worldwide Problem: Domain Names Disputes in Cyberspace. Who Is in Control?, 9-SUM CURRENTS: INT'L Trade L.J. 69, 72 (2000) ( explaining that the World Intellectual Property Organization defines cybersquatting as ...
Arturo Azuara Flores, 2008
6
Internet Domain Names, Trademarks and Free Speech
Table 6.1 Relationship between registrant's motivations and categories of domain name registered cybersquatting regulations was to protect trademark owners against cybersquatters. No one seems to have objected to the development of a ...
Jacqueline D. Lipton, 2010
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Internet security has become a huge topic and unsuspecting consumers often fall victim to phishing and cybersquatting scams. By falling victim to such scams, the consumers' rights to safety, information, and choice are violated. These issues ...
Barry J. Babin, Eric Harris, 2010
8
Domain Name Disputes
See also Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) concealing identity or whereabouts, 8.14 cross-character cybersquatting, 6.07[B][3] cyberpiracy, 10.05[B] defined, 1.01 downstream cybersquatting, 4.01 false contact information in ...
Robert A. Badgley, 2002
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First International Conference of the South Asian Society ...
Same analogy can very well be imported in Indian context wherein cybersquatting can be qualified to be an offence of criminal intimidation under section 503 of Indian Penal Code, 1960. Though it might neither straightaway apply with respect ...
South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology. International Conference, K. Jaishankar, Nati Ronʼel, 2011
10
The Legal Environment Today: Business In Its Ethical, ...
Cybersquatting The act of registering a domain name that is the same as, or confusingly similar to, the trademark of another and then offering to sell that domain name back to the trademark owner. In cyberspace, trademarks are sometimes ...
Roger Miller, Frank Cross, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CYBERSQUATTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cybersquatting is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Domain Names And Trademarks: What If The Domain Name You …
... mechanisms intended to combat cybersquatting. The most common vehicles are Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy ("UDRP") ... «Mondaq News Alerts, Jul 15»
2
Nev. judge sides with Toyo in trademark case
... court has jurisdiction over the case, and also established all the salient facts in its allegations of trademark infringement and “cybersquatting.”. «Tire Business, Jul 15»
3
This company thinks domain name investing violates US law
Last week I wrote about a cybersquatting lawsuit filed against the owner of WorkBetter.com. A new company has sprung up using the ... «Domain Name Wire, Jul 15»
4
Nevada magistrate recommends judgment for Toyo
... court has jurisdiction over the case, and also established all the salient facts in its allegations of trademark infringement and “cybersquatting.”. «RubberNews.com, Jul 15»
5
Defending your Domain Names with Nat Cohen – DNW Podcast #40
Because many people don't want to pay a fair price to acquire them, he's found himself a target of frivolous UDRP and cybersquatting ... «Domain Name Wire, Jul 15»
6
What's in a Name? Plenty of Room for Appeal for Warring Doctors
20, 2012, claiming, among other things, a violation of the cybersquatting section of the federal Lanham Act, which bars trademark infringement. «Daily Business Review, Jul 15»
7
Startup Sues A Domain Name Owner To Grab A 16-Year-Old URL
Their story detailed a lawsuit against Kneen for cybersquatting – essentially the crime of holding a trademarked domain for ransom. It was the ... «TechCrunch, Jul 15»
8
Lens.com fails in cybersquatting complaint over Lens.in
Lens.com Online contact lens retailer Lens.com has failed to win a cybersquatting claim (pdf) against the domain name Lens.in. Lens.com filed ... «Domain Name Wire, Jul 15»
9
Lawsuit could force name change for Alto Velo-Seasucker team
... unfair competition, violations of the California business & professions code and cybersquatting in relation to the altovelo.com domain name. «Cyclingnews.com, Jul 15»
10
Oculus Fights Fan Group Over OculusRift.Com
... Oculus Marks constitutes cybersquatting, trademark infringement, trademark dilution, and/or unfair competition in violation of applicable law.”. «Kotaku Australia, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Cybersquatting [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cybersquatting>. May 2024 ».
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