Domain names and trademarks / by Philip Catania, Lisa Cohn and Lucy Turner.

Pyrmont, N.S.W. : Lawbook, 2001.

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Electronic commerce.

Electronic commerce -- Australia.

Internet -- Australia.

Internet -- Domain names.

Trademarks -- Australia.

Trademarks -- Law and legislation -- Australia.

Intellectual property -- Australia.

Copyright -- Australia.

Part A. Introduction: Introduction to the domain name system

Structure of this report

Part B. History and structure of the domain name system: Development of the Internet; Regulation of the DNS and the history of ICANN

The Structure and roll of ICANN in the DNS

Regulation and structure of the ccTLDs

Regulation of the Australian ccTLD

Role and authority of auDA

Part C. Domain name registration procedures: Background

Registering a gTLD domain name

Registering a domain name within the Australian ccTLD

Intellectual property protection in the .au ccTLDs

Part D. Domain names and trademarks: Function of a trademark

Function of a domain name

Scope of registration for trademarks and domain names

Part E. Domain name disputes: Common dispute scenarios

Litigation in the Australian court system

US anti-cybersquatting legislation

Problems with litigation

Part F. The Uniform dispute resolution procedure: Dispute resolution prior to the UDRP

Development of the UDRP

Part G. Bringing an action under the UDRP: Applicability of the UDRP

Arbitration providers and selection of panellists

Method

Elements

Remedies

Interaction between the UDRP and litigation

Part H. Dispute resolution procedures in the Australia ccTLD: .com.au disputes

.net.au and .org.au disputes

Part I. War stories - domain name management and disputes

Part J. Current issues: Introduction of the new gTLDs

Recommendations for IP protection in the new gTLDs

IP protection mechanisms in the new gTLD policies

Part K. Future predictions for the DNS generally: Methods of dealing with IP issues

Transparency, accountability and representation

Independence of ICANN from the US government

Privacy issues

Part L. Future predictions for the Australian ccTLD: Domain name licence eligibility

Domain name licence allocation

Introduction of new 2LDs

Implementation issues.

Looking at domain names, this report examines the history, current system of registration and dispute resolution of this key topic. It provides a review of case law and decisions used in resolving domain name disputes as well as including a detailed look at the uniform dispute resolution procedure.

Includes index.

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