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• Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy

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Site list:

• Nissan Motor vs. Nissan Computer nissan.com and nissan.net domain dispute between Nissan Motor and Nissan Computer
• World Domain Rights Information about Leonardo and etoy disputes, links to resources to fight unfriendly take-overs.
• Who Owns Fandom An article discussing the fate of fandom.tv.
• World Intellectual Piracy Organization ICANN and WIPO - Important Warning
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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]
• Savin Sucks Documents related to UDRP proceeding Savin Corp. v. savinsucks.com.
• 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.
• Slashdot: AOL Threatens Peng, Demands Domain Handover News of America Online demanding the pengaol.org domain name and reader comments.
• 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.
• Shame On The AFMA Documents the failed attempt by the American Film Marketing Association to seize the domain name afm.com (American Flea Market).
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Typosquatters Turn Flubs Into Cash An article on typosquatting - capitalizing on mistyped names.
• National Arbitration Forum: Domain Dispute Instructions on filing complaints or responses, details of specific dispute resolution services, and an archive of past decisions.
• 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.

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