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==Continued Issues==
==Continued Issues==
[[ICANN]] has had to postpone plans and readdress its plans to begin the creation of large amounts of [[gTLD]]s given [[WIPO]]'s concerns over the high amounts of cybersquatting complaints. In 2008, [[WIPO]] received 2,329 cybersquatting complaints; that was greatest number of complaints received since the creation of the [[UDRP]]. Thus, [[WIPO]], the U.S. governement, and other interested parties are concerned over [[ICANN]]'s plans to liberalize the creation of new [[gTLD]]s<ref>[http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2009/03/record-cybersquatting-cases-cast-shadow-on-icanns-tld-plans.ars Ars Tecnica]</ref>
[[ICANN]] has had to postpone plans and readdress its plans to begin the creation of large amounts of [[gTLD]]s given [[WIPO]]'s concerns over the high amounts of cybersquatting complaints. In 2008, [[WIPO]] received 2,329 cybersquatting complaints; that was greatest number of complaints received since the creation of the [[UDRP]]. Thus, [[WIPO]], the U.S. governement, and other interested parties are concerned over [[ICANN]]'s plans to liberalize the creation of new [[gTLD]]s<ref>[http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2009/03/record-cybersquatting-cases-cast-shadow-on-icanns-tld-plans.ars Ars Tecnica]</ref>
==Legal Recourse==
In America, a trademark owner is able to sue over alleged cybersquatting through The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act; and in some cases the cybersquatter has been made to not only hand over the trademarked domain but also pay money damages.<ref>[http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/article-29778.html Nolo Legal Encyclopedia]</ref>
==References==
==References==
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