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Snoop Dogg wins cybersquatting dispute

Snoop Dogg wins cybersquatting dispute

Person in Ukraine registered domain and used it to promote pet monitoring app.

Snoop Dogg Bush album coverCalvin Broadus, more commonly known as Snoop Dogg, has won a cybersquatting dispute he filed against a person in Ukraine.

The rapper filed the dispute (pdf) against the domain name SnoopDoggBush .com with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Bush is the name of Snoop’s 13th album, which was released in 2015.

Oddly, the registrant was using the name to promote downloading an app called Snoop Cube that helps people monitor their pets remotely. How that use would benefit from a name clearly related to Snoop is unclear.

The Ukrainian registrant registered the domain in October 2024. It had previously been registered to someone in Poland who used it to offer free downloads of the Bush album.

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