- Chilling Effects Clearinghouse: Domain Names and Trademarks
FAQs and advice on how to defend against claims of domain name trademark infringement and other legal scare tactics, compiled by students at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School.
http://www.chillingeffects.org/domain/
(Added: Wed Apr 05 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- CNet: Judge approves domain name penalty on eReferee
In one of the broadest crackdowns ever issued against a domain name holder, a federal judge orders eReferee.com to stop using the word referee in all of its domain names. By Lisa M. Bowman.
http://news.com.com/2009-1023-252723.html?legacy=cnet
(Added: Thu Apr 06 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- CNN: New Group Formed to Resolve Domain Conflicts
A group of Internet top-level domain (TLD) holders have formed a nonprofit association to prevent what they fear will become a splintered Internet domain naming system.
http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/05/21/TLDA.idg/
(Added: Mon Apr 03 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Cybersquatters Against Hate
Organization promoting the registration of domain names similar to ones used by well-known hate groups.
http://www.cybersquattersagainsthate.com/
(Added: Mon Apr 03 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- DL2MCD.de
German radio station sues for journalist's .org domain.
http://dl2mcd.de/domaine.html
(Added: Thu Apr 06 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Domain Dispute Resource
Information on how to deal with domain name dispute issues (UDRP).
http://www.domaindisputeresource.info/
(Added: Sat Apr 01 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- DomainBattles
Domain name dispute news. Links to news articles and full text of WIPO, NAF, and eResolution decisions.
http://www.domainbattles.com/
(Added: Mon Apr 03 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Easy Protest II
Collection of legal advice, and general resources, for people involved in domain name disputes. Provides information and documentation from the webmaster's own dispute.
http://www.easyprotest2.com/
(Added: Mon Apr 03 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- EFF Wins Partial Victory in Ford Case
Press release on dismissal of trademark claims against jaguarcenter.com, jaguarentusiastsclub.com, vintagevolvo.com, and others, and denying "in rem" jurisdiction.
http://www.eff.org/legal/cases/Ford_v_GreatDomains/20020110_eff_pr.html
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- In Fights Over .Com Names, Trademark Owners Usually Win
Researchers analyzing an arbitration system set up to resolve disputes over Internet addresses have found that decisions made through the system have substantially broadened the rights of trademark holders in cyberspace. [NY Times]
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/24/technology/24MARK.html
(Added: Wed Apr 05 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- kuro5hin: New York State Is Taking Away My Domain Name
New York State Fair disputes Scott Brady's NYSFair.com.
http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2001/8/22/164842/280
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- kuro5hin: Using of a Nickname and Websites Sued Because of Three Matching Letters
A boy in Belgium, Europe with the nick "zkboi" has been sued at June, 11, 2001 by Zurcher Kantonal Bank (ZKB) to pay up to 2000US$ and 250US$/day for using his nickname on the Internet.
http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2001/9/25/1527/21500
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- Large-Scale Registration of Domains with Typographical Errors
A case study documenting over 5000 registrations by notorious cybersquatter John Zuccarini. Most are typographic variations on well-known names, most provide sexually-explicit content and popups, and some are variants on sites typically used by children.
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/edelman/typo-domains/
(Added: Mon Apr 03 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- NAF Decision: Referee Enterprises Inc vs. Planet Ref. Inc
Text of decision to transfer eReferee.com, .org, and .net from Planet Ref, Inc. to Referee magazine.
http://www.arbforum.com/domains/decisions/94707.htm
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- National Arbitration Forum: Domain Dispute
Instructions on filing complaints or responses, details of specific dispute resolution services, and an archive of past decisions.
http://arbforum.com/domains/
(Added: Thu Apr 06 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- NewsBytes: WIPO Sends Message To AOL In ICQ Domain-Name Dispute
Petter Rindforth, an arbitrator assigned by WIPO's Arbitration and Mediation Center to handle the ICQPlus.org dispute, ruled this month that Russian programmer Vadim Eremeev of St. Petersburg can keep the domain because he doesn't charge for the popular software he promotes on a Web site at that address. By Steven Bonisteel.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/162487.html
(Added: Thu Apr 06 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Nissan Motor vs. Nissan Computer
nissan.com and nissan.net domain dispute between Nissan Motor and Nissan Computer
http://www.ncchelp.org/
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- Register: Choc giant heavies 'kinder' charity
Ferrero wants to protect its brand in cyberspace, as Austrian kids' charity kinder.at recently discovered. Concerned that the organisation has taken the little-known German word kinder (children) as its domain name, Ferrero has run whining to WIPO. By Lester Haines.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/15699.html
(Added: Wed Apr 05 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Register: Kevin Spacey Loses Pivotal Cybersquatting Court Case
"Movie actor Kevin Spacey has lost a landmark court battle over ownership of www.kevinspacey.com." By Kieren McCarthy.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/23030.html
(Added: Fri Mar 31 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Register: Reuters Cybersquats on Man's Domain
Article about Reuters' refusal to relinquish reters.com to Mr. Stanley Reters. By Kieren McCarthy.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/21822.html
(Added: Mon Apr 03 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Savin Sucks
Documents related to UDRP proceeding Savin Corp. v. savinsucks.com.
http://www.savinsucks.com/
(Added: Wed Apr 05 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Shame On The AFMA
Documents the failed attempt by the American Film Marketing Association to seize the domain name afm.com (American Flea Market).
http://www.shameontheafma.com/
(Added: Thu Apr 06 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- Slashdot: AOL Threatens Peng, Demands Domain Handover
News of America Online demanding the pengaol.org domain name and reader comments.
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/10/12/1710205&mode=nested&tid=120
(Added: Mon Apr 03 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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- The Domain Name Rights Coalition - DNRC
A group of individuals and small business seeking to help persons involved in disputes, and educate others about Internet freedom issues. Includes forums and archived documents.
http://domainnamerights.org/
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- Trademark Protection on the Internet in for Non Top-Level Domains Used as Top-level Domains
Overview of trademark protection for country code domain names marketed as alternatives to top level domains.
http://www.inventionpatent.net/trademark/trademark-domain-name-1.cfm
(Added: Mon Apr 03 2006 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
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