[IP] more on Profits in Missed Exits on Information Highway
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 08:00:50 -0400
From: Rich Kulawiec <rsk@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [IP] Profits in Missed Exits on Information Highway
To: Dave Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >Everybody makes such mistakes. In fact, so many people mistype or
> >misspell Web queries that some technology companies are trying to
> >turn the lapses into lucre.
This is, of course, the despicable practice known as "typosquatting",
several particularly egregious examples of which are documented here:
Large-Scale Registration of Domains with Typographical Errors
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/edelman/typo-domains/
Given Network Solutions' very long history of sleazy behavior, it's not at
all surprising that they want to engage in this on an unprecedented scale.
---Rsk
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