The Current State of Domain Name Regulation: Domain Names as Second Class Citizens in a Mark-Dominated World

ISBN-13: 9780415631587 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 296 str.

Konstantinos Komaitis

Opis

Evaluating the behaviour of domain names within the rule of law as well as their regulatory frameworks, this book determines the property nature of domain names and suggests solutions as to how the regulation of domain names can be reformed.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Taking on the Sins of ICANN and the UDRP  Part 1: Intellectual Problem  2. Contextualising Property  3. Introducing Trademarks  4. Domain Names: Their Technological, Socio-Economic and Legal Status  Part 2: Institutional Problem  5. History of Domain Name Institutionalization  6. "Lex Domainia" – The New Lex Mercatoria?  7. The UDRP and Arbitration  8. Issues of Procedural Unfairness  9. Free Speech in the Context of the UDRP  10. Regulating Domain Names Nationally: The Case of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA)  11. Applying the UDRP and ACPA in the Right Context  Part 3: Ethical Problem  12. ‘Haves’ and ‘Have-Nots’  Part 4: Themes and Issues  13. Forwards and Backwards  14. Repeating the Same Mistakes: New GTLDs and the IRT Recommendation Report

O autorze

Konstantinos Komaitis (Ph.D, LLM (Strathclyde University) and LLM (University of Sheffield)) is a lecturer at the University of Strathclyde, UK. He was also a member of ICANN's Special Trademark Issues (STI) team and a drafter of the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) system.