Which of the following statements regarding cybersquatting is true
A) Cybersquatters capture domain names that rightfully belong to no one.
B) A business is entitled to its own unique domain name regardless who registered it first.
C) Similar domain names are registered just to sell them to others or so that visitors making slight but expected mistakes are intercepted and redirected to a competing business.
D) Businesses that did not register their domain name, have no recourse against someone else appropriating their name and registering it first.
E) Registration of domain name precludes someone from registering a similar name to confuse visitors of their business website.

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Cybersquatting involves registering domain names that are similar to existing ones with the intention of selling them to others or redirecting visitors to competing businesses. It is not a legitimate practice and is often a violation of trademark laws. The other statements are false. Businesses are not necessarily entitled to their own unique domain name regardless of who registered it first, and there are legal remedies available to businesses whose names have been wrongly appropriated by others. Similarly, registration of a domain name does not preclude others from registering similar names, though intentionally confusing names may be legally problematic.

Which of the Following Statements Regarding Cybersquatting Is True