Microsoft campaign goes after 'cybersquatters'
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
Web users who've had the frustrating experience of mistyping a common or popular Web-site URL and inadvertently landing on a page full of pay-per-click ads may soon have relief due to a new campaign by Microsoft
The software company Tuesday filed three lawsuits against so-called "cybersquatters" that have purchased Web site domain names that contain names that are Microsoft's registered trademarks so they can lure Web browsers to sites of pay-per-click s.
Cybersquatting refers to the practice of including the name of a popular brand or company in a URL that is set up to deliver pay-per-click ads or other content that has little value to the user, and is not connected to the brand or company contained in the URL.