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Why ICANN's Domain Dispute Rules are Flawed: Part I
"It is time to spell out exactly why this set of rules threatens to damage the very fabric of the Internet." [Register]
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Evaluating the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
Students affiliated with Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet & Society drew up this presentation for a panel discussion of ICANN's policy agenda.
cyber.law.harvard.edu/

Arbitration Firm Quits Domain-Dispute Business
"EResolution, an ICANN-accredited arbiter in disputed domain names cases, is bowing out. Complainants choose the forum, and EResolution ruled in favor of trademark holders less often than other arbiters." [Newsbytes]
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Law Expert Charges Bias In Domain-Dispute Arbitrations
"A legal expert's comprehensive analysis of fast-track arbitration, which is used to settle disputes over the ownership of Internet domain names, suggests that the process is fundamentally biased in favor of outfits that want to wrest addresses from so-called 'cybersquatters.'" By Steven Bonisteel. [Newsbytes]
www.newsbytes.com/

VG Domain - British Virgin Islands
NIC for .vg CCTLD.
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Professor Tears ICANN Domain Dispute Policy to Pieces
"Professor Michael Geist from the University of Ottawa has added to the cacophony of criticism against ICANN over its domain dispute resolution policies (UDRP)." By Kieren McCarthy. [Register]
www.theregister.co.uk/

WIPO Domain Dispute Coup Continues
"WIPO has continued its march toward control of the domain dispute market, taking 68.5 per cent of all cases in November." By Kieren McCarthy. [Register]
www.theregister.co.uk/

WIPO Loads Dice in Domain Dispute Conference
"WIPO made sure its views on domain name disputes were made clear at an international meeting in Geneva on Monday by stacking pro-WIPO speakers against critics." By Kieren McCarthy. [Register]
www.theregister.co.uk/

Net Law Expert Slams Domain Dispute Process
"The process for deciding ownership of Internet domains is flawed, biased and in drastic need of reform, an expert in Internet and e-commerce law has concluded in a study released today." By Kieren McCarthy. [Register]
www.theregister.co.uk/

Fair Domain-Dispute Arbitration Firm Quits the Business
"EResolution has decided to quit the Domain Name Dispute- Resolution business because its reputation for being fair has driven away its potential customers - the trademark holders who are filing the complaints." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot]
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