Remedies in domain name lawsuits: how is a domain name like a cow?
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Disputes over the registration of Internet domain names have increased as more commercial enterprises find their way to the World Wide Web. Despite the fact that domain names may become less relevant in the near future, laws and procedures need to be established to resolve domain name disputes. Some litigants have argued the applicability of trademark law principles, but there is frequently no chance that consumers will be confused by a domain name that sounds similar to a trade mark. The lack of confusion and lack of harm call into question the need for remedies in domain name disputes.
Publication Name: The John Marshall Journal of Computer & Information Law
Subject: Library and information science
ISSN: 1078-4128
Year: 1997
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Blackhole in cyberspace: the legal void in the Internet
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Legislative action is needed to fill the void that is being created as the US government hands regulatory authority over the Internet to commercial interests. The FCC has been unwilling to step in and groups involved in the founding of the Internet are no longer being funded to do so. As the Internet becomes more commercial, conflicts, such as domain name disputes, are becoming more frequent. Commercial interests will not be able to self-regulate the Internet effectively. National and supernational regulatory structures are needed.
Publication Name: The John Marshall Journal of Computer & Information Law
Subject: Library and information science
ISSN: 1078-4128
Year: 1997
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Internet red light districts: a domain name proposal for regulatory zoning of obscene content
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The "secondary effect" of destroying the Internet's legitimacy satisfies the "substantial governmental need" for a zoning regulation as stated in Young v. American Mini Theaters, City of Renton v. Playtime Theaters, Inc., and Reno v. ACLU. The most effective implementation of such a zoning regulation would be to strengthen existing Internet standards, and the domain naming system is such a standard. A diagram for using the domain name system of obscene content zoning is given.
Publication Name: The John Marshall Journal of Computer & Information Law
Subject: Library and information science
ISSN: 1078-4128
Year: 1997
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