What, in detail, is cybersquatting?

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Cybersquatting is the practice of registering a domain name that uses the name or trademark of an existing business, with the intent to sell the name to that business at a profit or to capitalize on that name for some other purpose. A 1999 federal law called the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) makes cybersquatting illegal in the United States. International disputes may be brought before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a UN agency. Since beginning this practice in 1999, the WIPO has received over 28,000 cases involving over 51,000 domain names. More than 91% of the cases settled in WIPO in 2013 were decided in favor of those who charged they were the victims of cybersquatting.

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a. receiver b. third party c. forwarding party d. host

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Most mobile phones use a(n) ________ card to identify the phone, account information, and cellular carrier

A) Subscriber Device Card B) Mobile Device Card C) Subscriber Identity Module D) Mobile Identity Module

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