Web Directory

» Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre
   Hong Kong-based dispute resolution institute offers a procedural guide for claims filed by trademark owners. Includes an index of decisions made in each of its three branches.
   http://www.adndrc.org/

» 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://cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/05/21/TLDA.idg/

» 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.cnet.com/2009-1023-252723.html

» 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 and Society at Harvard Law School.
   http://www.chillingeffects.org/domain/

» DL2MCD.de
   German radio station sues for journalist's .org domain.
   http://dl2mcd.de/domaine.html

» 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

» 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

» 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/

» 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

» National Arbitration Forum: Domain Dispute
   Instructions on filing complaints or responses, details of specific dispute resolution services, and an archive of past decisions.
   http://domains.adrforum.com/

» Nissan Motor vs. Nissan Computer
   nissan.com and nissan.net domain dispute between Nissan Motor and Nissan Computer
   http://www.ncchelp.org/

» 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 Les
   http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/12/27/choc_giant_heavies_kinder_charity/

» 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/2001/11/26/kevin_spacey_loses_pivotal_cybersquatting/

» 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/2001/09/21/reuters_cybersquats_on_mans_domain/

» 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/

» 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

» 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

» Who Owns Fandom
   An article discussing the fate of fandom.tv.
   http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/12/13/fandom/

» World Domain Rights
   Information about Leonardo and etoy disputes, links to resources to fight unfriendly take-overs.
   http://www.wdr.org/

» World Intellectual Piracy Organization
   ICANN and WIPO - Important Warning
   http://wipo.org.uk/

» 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

» 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