Microsoft Continues Opposing Cybersquatters

Microsoft is no stranger to the courtroom given its involvement in antitrust allegations and its efforts to squelch software piracy. Proving that there is indeed no rest for the weary, the legal team at Microsoft is now expanding its efforts to cracking down on cybersquatters who, as the company claims, are profiting off of their brand.

I’m sure you’ve made the mistake of inadvertently misspelling the URL of a site; it’s something we’ve all experienced. Sometimes, the result of that misstep is merely a 404 page, but there are also those times when you come across the site that’s designed to take advantage of your spelling errors with ads and popups.

This process is a form of “cybersquatting” and has drawn the ire of several Internet giants in recent times, notably