-Caveat Lector- U.N. panel recommends steps to ban Internet domain name abuse May 3, 1999 Web posted at: 2:35 p.m. EDT (1835 GMT) NEW YORK (AP) -- A United Nations organization has recommended steps to effectively ban speculating and pirating of Internet addresses, a practice known as cybersquatting. The recommendations by the World Intellectual Property Organization mark the first effort by an official governing body to set international rules for registering Internet domain names. The WIPO also outlined provisions that could allow owners of internationally known trademarks the ability to claim first rights to Internet domains bearing their names, the New York Times reported Monday. The report was issued Friday to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, an international nonprofit organization that will oversee the Internet's addressing system. ICANN is opening the business of registering domain names to competition and plans to expand the number of so-called top level domains beyond the current .com, .net and .org. The WIPO report recommends the ICANN require anyone who registers a domain name to first sign a contract that would bar "abusive" registration practices, defined as registering names that are identical or misleadingly similar to a trade or service mark. The contract would also bar selling, renting or otherwise transferring the domain name to the owner of the trade or service mark, or to a competitor of the owner of the trade or service mark. If cybersquatters were deemed to break the rules following a mandatory arbitration process, they could lose their domain names and be required to pay the bill for resolving the disputes, the Times reported. Cases between companies or people with similar names or claims to the same domain would go either to voluntary arbitration or to court. Under the proposed rules, ICANN would establish a list of protected "famous or well-known marks" that would not be available for registration to the average Internet user. Copyright 1999 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. ================================= Robert F. Tatman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remove "nospam" from the address to reply. NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml POSTING THIS MESSAGE TO THE INTERNET DOES NOT IMPLY PERMISSION TO SEND UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL E-MAIL (SPAM) TO THIS OR ANY OTHER INTERNET ADDRESS. RECEIPT OF SPAM WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF THE SENDER'S ISP. ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
