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Cybersquatting At The Intersection Of Internet Domain Names And Trademark Law, Steven Wright Oct 2010

Cybersquatting At The Intersection Of Internet Domain Names And Trademark Law, Steven Wright

Steven Wright

This is a tutorial about the basic elements of domain name system and trademark law focussing on the interactions between them and specifically on the concept of cybersquatting. The tutorial reviews the structure of the domain name space and it’s associated protocols as well as the legal context for trademarks and the recent advances for adjudication of disputes related to cybersquatting. Some potential impacts of recent extensions proposed for the gTLD domain name space are also considered.