AnnualCreditReport.com operator files cybersquatting lawsuit
Firm goes following domains registered on cheap top level domains.
Central Source LLC, the firm behind the AnnualCreditReport.com service, has filed an in rem lawsuit against domains it states are cybersquatting.
The firm filed suit (pdf) this stretch against 12 domain names. All the domains have something in common: they are in top level domains that are cheap to register for the first year.
Most of the second level domains are either ‘freeannualcreditreport(s)’ or ‘myannualcreditreport’. These domains end in .site, .club, .shop, .store, .online, and .xyz.
The other domains are a bit more nefarious in nature, counting some version of the .com of Central Source’s domain name. For example, ‘annual-credit-note-com’. These domains all use the .cfd top level domain name.
Central Source actively sues to recover domain names it states are infringing its marks. The firm has filed 15 previous lawsuits, one of which covered 227 typos. It states it now has a collection of 600 domains that are similar to AnnualCreditReport.com.
AnnualCreditReport.com provides free access to credit notes from Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion.
Wiley Rein LLP is representing Central Source LLC.
