The Daily Stat: Nike Goes to Court to Fight Cybersquatting

Are you having trouble viewing this email? If so, click here to see it in a web browser. HOME   |   BLOGS   |   THE MAGAZINE   |   BOOKS   |   AUTHORS   |   STORE RSS   |   Mobile MARCH 24, 2010 Nike Goes to Court to Fight Cybersquatting Nike has gone to federal court to get control of 66 China-registered internet domain names that the apparel giant says are being used to sell counterfeit goods. The nonprofit Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse estimates that cybersquatting costs brand owners $1 billion a year through diverted internet traffic, loss of consumer trust, and expenses related to combating the issue. Source: Portland Business Journal Share Today's Stat: RELATED PRODUCT Mapping Your Fraud Risks Harvard Business Review Article Risk managers should plot their organizations' fraud threats on a heat map. They'll want to look carefully at the upper-left quadrant, where unlikely — but potentially devastating — risks lurk. ADVERTISEMENT Follow the Stat: BEST SELLERS 10 Must-Read Articles from HBR Guide to Better Business Writing HBR 2009: A Year of Management Ideas HBR's Must-Reads on Managing Yourself How to Get the Right Work Done PREVIOUS STATS Most Doctors Admit to Practicing Defensive Medicine Mergers Market Seems Poised to Accelerate All-Day Snacking Starts Very Young A Dramatic Decline for Leveraged Buyouts Being Green: The Power of Strong Winds Real Health Costs About the Same as Car Ownership To Improve Business in the Developing World, Educate Women The Business Cost of March Madness In the Social-Media Era, Email Lives On Chinese Are Increasingly Obsessed with the Web HBR Online Trial Access HBR's in-depth business archives FREE for 14 days. Register today » UNSUBSCRIBE   |   UPDATE YOUR PROFILE   |   MORE EMAIL NEWSLETTERS   |   PRIVACY POLICY Was this email forwarded to you? If so, sign up to start receiving your own copy. ABOUT THIS MAILING LIST You have received this message because you subscribed to the "The Daily Stat" email newsletter from Harvard Business Review. If at any point you wish to remove yourself from this list, change your email address, or sign up for other email newsletters and alerts, please visit the Harvard Business Review Email Newsletter Preference Center. ADVERTISE WITH HBR This enewsletter is read by thousands of decision makers every day. Learn more about connecting your brand with this audience. Copyright © 2010 Harvard Business School Publishing, an affiliate of Harvard Business School. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing | 60 Harvard Way | Boston, MA 02163 Customer Service: 1-800-545-7685 (617-783-7600 outside the U.S. and Canada)