Komaitis, Konstantinos.

The current state of domain name regulation domain names as second-class citizens in a mark-dominated world / [electronic resource] : Konstantinos Komaitis. - New York : Routledge, 2010. - 1 online resource (xxviii, 264 p.) - Routledge research in IT and e-commerce law . - Routledge research in IT and e-commerce law. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : taking on the sins of ICANN and the UDRP -- Contextualising property -- Introducing trademarks -- Domain names : their technological, socio-economic and legal status -- History of domain name institutionalization -- "Lex domainia" : the new lex mercatoria? -- The UDRP and arbitration -- Issues of procedural unfairness -- Free speech in the context of the UDRP -- Regulating domain names nationally : the case of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) -- Applying the UDRP and ACPA in the right context -- "Haves" and "have-nots" -- Forwards and backwards? -- Repeating the same mistakes : new gTLDs and the IRT recommendation report.




Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Internet domain names--Law and legislation.


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