OverFlow Legal

http://cybersquattingcases.com ― In recent months the Switzerland based file-hoster site Rapidshare filed more than two dozen World Intellectual Property Organization disputes. Rapidshare filed these WIPO disputes against domain name Websites that were infringing on Rapidshare’s trademark either by cybersquatting on domain names containing the ‘RAPID SHARE’ mark or by using the ‘RAPID SHARE’ trademark to infringe copyrights.

RapidShare has expanded rapidly since its founding, now it ranks among the top 50 most-used Websites on the Internet. This newfound popularity has also brought RapidShare misfortune as it has caught the attention of persons looking to profit from RapidShare’s good name and high-levels of steady Web-traffic. In light of this, RapidShare has filed and plans to continue to file (as necessary) these WIPO arbitration proceedings against the myriad of Internet users infringing on its rights.

In a statement released by the former CEO and COO of RapidShare, Bobby Chang iterated that RapidShare’s was going to aggressively pursue individuals or entities perpetuating intellectual property rights infringement against RapidShare content and against the RapidShare mark;

“We are extending our efforts to proceed against linking-sites, against so-called RapidShare search engines and against individuals who abuse our trademark to distribute copyright protected content.”