Microsoft yesterday filed a number of lawsuits against cybersquatters in the U.S. and U.K. in an effort to stop illegal profiting from the misuse of intellectual property as well as misleading Internet domain names and online ad language. It's a profitable scheme for many. Cybersquatters register Internet domain names that contain recognized trademarked names but also include misspelled variations of those names to trick users. Microsoft says it has reclaimed more than 1,100 infringing domain names worldwide in the past six months.

To get details on Microsoft's battle against cybersquatters:
- take a look at this article from ComputerWorld