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.