New TLDs Coming in '03 Dec. 16, 2002

At the conclusion of yesterday's meeting in Amsterdam, ICANN approved a plan to introduce new restricted TLDs in 2003. The exact number of TLDs will be announced early next year.

Early favorites include .health, .travel and .news.

Gore Drops Out of Presidential Race Dec. 16, 2002

Former Vice President Al Gore has declined to seek the Democratic Party nomination for the 2004 Presidential Race. Read more from the Washington Post.

All of those Gore in 2004 domain names just became a little more worthless.

Hughes Pulls Plug on Popular DSL Service Dec. 13, 2002

Hughes Electronics issued a surprising announcement this afternoon that it will cease operations of its popular DirecTV DSL service in 30 days. Hughes blames the decision on the failure to complete its merger with EchoStar. Read more on CNET.

This decision forces 160,000 loyal customers, including UDRPlaw.net, to scramble to find alternative DSL service. It is hoped this decision will not cause any disruption to this site. UDRPlaw.net will keep its readers informed of further developments.

Napster Wins .be Decision Dec. 12, 2002

Bankrupt file-swapping service Napster scored a victory through Belgium's .be Dispute Policy in November, winning its case against Napster.be.

The English-language decision provides a good overview of the .be dispute process.

Napster Inc. v. TheInternetOne C.V., CEPINA Case No. 4021 (Nov. 12, 2002) (pdf copy).

Cases of the Week #1
CNN Wins Largest UDRP Decision Dec. 17, 2002

In a long awaited National Arbitration Forum three-member Panel decision, CNN succeeded in its UDRP case against a Lebanese individual that registered 325 domain names containing the CNN trademark and country names.  

As reported on this site in August, the case is the largest proceeding ever brought through the UDRP. The lengthy decision contains a number of nuggets for those interested in UDRP cases, so read closely. It also marks the first time that domain names from the .bz country code for Belize have been involved in a UDRP proceeding.

Cable News Network, LP, LLP v. Elie Khouri dba Channel News Network et al., NAF Case FA117876 (Dec. 16, 2002).

The Wayback Case:
TedTurner.com

In July, media mogul Ted Turner lost a surprising three member Panel WIPO decision against Canadian Mazen Fahmi over the domain name TedTurner.com. As reported on this site, it was expected that Turner would recover the domain name.

According to Whois.sc, the domain name is now owned by Turner Enterprises, Inc. Since there is no record of an ACPA proceeding following the WIPO decision, it is expected that the parties reached a settlement to complete the transfer of the domain name to Turner.

UDRPlaw.net Version 4.0 Coming Soon Dec. 10, 2002

UDRPlaw.net turns two years old in January. The site has grown so much, especially during 2002, that it is time once again for a site redesign.

Site improvements have been promised before, and failed to appear. However, a new & improved site will be launched over the next couple of weeks. Readers are encouraged to offer suggestions.

A New Tool For Assisting the UDRP Review Updated Dec. 11, 2002

UDRPlaw.net has launched a new reference to assist those involved in the UDRP Review process. The page will be updated daily with links to articles and other resources on the UDRP Review process.

New UDRP Decision Database Coming Soon Dec. 2, 2002

UDRP Task Force member Ethan Katsh has announced that a new database for searching UDRP decisions will be available in mid to late December.

The project, funded by the Markle Foundation, is run by the Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute.

STOP Resources Updated Nov. 14, 2002

Cases of the Week Updated Dec. 16, 2002

UDRP-Court Challenge Database Updated Dec. 12, 2002

NAF Domain News Updated Dec. 12, 2002

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References & Resources

Exclusive News#15
Panel Says "Camper" is Famous, Orders Transfer of Camper.us Oct. 23, 2002

In a decision published October 23, 2002, National Arbitration Forum Panelist Sandra Franklin declared that the trademark "Camper" was famous and ordered the transfer of the domain name camper.us to the Complainant. Camper, S.L. v. DPR USA aka Global DNS Services, NAF Case FA118188 (Oct. 22, 2002). 

A Closer Look
Analysis of .TV Domain Cases  Updated Dec. 13, 2002

Sixty-one UDRP cases have been decided for the .TV ccTLD.  Of those filed with the National Arbitration Forum, each case resulted in transfer to the Complainant (20 for 20).  In the decisions issued by WIPO, the Complainant has prevailed 34 of 39 times.  Take a closer look at the decisions.

The list also includes pending cases and four court decisions concerning .tv domain names.

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