| After preliminarily endorsing anti-cybersquatting tactics at its May board meeting, the Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers adopted resolutions to prohibit cybersquatting at this week's board meeting in Santiago, Chile.
Based on recommendations submitted by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), ICANN Thursday approved a procedure that prohibits people who register a popular Internet address -- usually a
company name -- with the intent of selling it to its rightful owner.
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an illegitimate policy concern and should play no role in ICANNs approach to new TLDs. those incentives and reduce cybersquatting in the long term.
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The policy "seeks to define and minimize reverse domain name hijacking" by cancelling or transferring to the proper owner a domain name that was registered in "bad faith" -- either with the intent to sell or mislead consumers looking for another site.
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to comply with applicable trademark and anticybersquatting legislation? led to ICANNs adoption of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy.
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ICANN said it would solicit public feedback on the policy before implementation. It is expected to take effect within 45 days.
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The following policy better reflects the mandate of ICANN and the needs of the Internet: the reasoning above, the adoption of a UDRP by ICANN completely
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ICANN vote stirs worries of domain chaos - CNET News.com::
Will decision to allow custom top-level domains, despite rigorous application process, trigger new cybersquatting battles? A CNET article by David Meyer, Special to
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Domain name disputes have been occurring with more frequency as the Internet grows, and so far there is no real legislation prohibiting it, save for trademark laws. Not all disputes are easy cases of trademark infringement, though, and those in the industry have been debating how to resolve the issue.
In addition to the ICANN policy, the U.S. Congress has taken up the issue. In June, Sen. Spencer Abraham, a Michigan Republican, introduced to Congress the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. This bill, if enacted, would make cybersquatting illegal. Violators would be charged a fine of up to $300,000.
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