BEIJING: Chinese authorities destroyed 42 million pirated copies of videos, albums, computer programs and publications in the government's latest campaign to curtail rampant theft of intellectual property, state media reported.

If someone has cybersquatted against your trademark, you can sue and get the name back and damages, in some cases, under the 1999 federal law called the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. Likewise you can initiate the arbitration process with the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and possibly retrieve your domain name without an expensive lawsuit. The following article explains how to recognize cybersquatting, where to take your fight to retrieve your intellectual property rights, what proof is needed for a domain name defense, how ICAAN can be of assistance, and how the world’s wealthiest man lost his domain fight.

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice (DOJ) today issued a joint report, “Antitrust Enforcement and Intellectual Property Rights: Promoting Innovation and Competition,” to inform consumers, businesses, and intellectual property rights holders about the agencies’ competition views with respect to a wide range of activities involving intellectual property.