The Law Of Domain Names
Domain names can usually be registered quickly and inexpensively. Top
Level Domain(TLD) is the suffix such as .us or .uk or .fr .jp -it
denotes the country.
Within TLDs there are 2 sub-categories
1. Generic TLDs such as .com,.net,.org,.biz. These domain names do not
have to be distinctive and do not indicate geographic origin.
2. Country Code TLDs which are administered by the domain registry of
the relevant country.
Domain name disputes
Domain name disputes have been resolved generally in one of 2 ways-
either in court or by reference to the alternative dispute resolution
procedure provided by ICANN.
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