<![CDATA[Gawker: valleywag, udrp]]> http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gawker.com.png <![CDATA[Gawker: valleywag, udrp]]> http://gawker.com/tag/valleywag/udrp http://gawker.com/tag/valleywag/udrp <![CDATA[Twitter.me domain squatter will get piece of that $15 million funding round]]> ICANN opened up the new top-level domain .me today, which caught Twitter cofounder Evan Williams unawares:

Wonder who bought twitter.me. We were not on the ball.

If the guy who bought Twitter.me doesn't get some cash from the deal, Twitter's lawyers will, as they pursue a costly, bureaucratic trademark complaint. Either way, looks like some of that $15 million round of venture capital just disappeared from the stash. Which serves as a friendly reminder to wantrepreneurs: Chase the squatters away from your brand, lest they take up residence and demand walking-away money.

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