Oprah sues cybersquatters

American talk show host Oprah Winfrey made news last week when she became one of many celebrities lately to go after cybersquatters.

In this case, Winfrey and her broadcasting company, Harpo Entertainment Group, are suing a group of nutritional supplement websites. The sites sell weight and anti-aging products, and feature fake endorsements from Oprah and the show’s resident physician, Dr. Mehmet Oz. To reinforce these claims, the sites are located on domains such as www.drozadvice.com and www.oprahdietsecret.com.

Many companies and media labels have been known to be very abusive with cybersquatting claims, but this looks like an open-and-shut case to me. The domains are clearly being used in bad faith and a number of the sites are notorious for ripping off consumers.

Source | Business Week

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