Domain name registration from the inside: problems, trends, future development

Katrina Sataki, Edgars DzerinsBalticIT&T 2005

Domain name: development in time

• Alternative to IP• Identification: organisations, brands,

company names, etc.• Marketing perspective• Associations: brands, services,

goods, etc.

Domain name as a value

• Business identifier• Trust• Community• Valuable asset

Domain name as “an apple of discord”

• Target for competitors and cybersquatters:– Common misspelling,– Confusingly similar registrations,– Diminished goodwill.

• Complaints for prior rights

Disputes

• Prevention of disputes• Variety of dispute resolution

procedures• Pannellists vs courts• No formal doctrine of precedent

In practice

Negotiations

mazda.lv

Mediation

aquatex.lv

Registrar’s direct involvement

lama.lv

Court proceedings

vegas.lv

Thank you!

For more information:

Katrina Sataki: katrina@nic.lv

Edgars Dzerins: edgars@latnet.lv