The current state of domain name regulation : domain names as second class citizens in a mark-dominated world /
Konstantinos Komaitis.
- London : Routledge, c2010.
- xxviii, 264 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : taking on the sins of ICANN and the UDRP -- Contextualising property -- Introducing trademarks -- Domain names : their technological, socio-economic and legal status -- History of domain name institutionalization --'Lex domainia' : the new lex mercatoria? -- The UDRP and arbitration -- Issues of procedural unfairness -- Free speech in the context of the UDRP -- Regulating domain names nationally : the case of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) -- Applying the UDRP and ACPA in the right context --'Haves' and'have-nots' -- Forwards and backwards? -- Repeating the same mistakes : new gTLDs and the IRT recommendation report.