Domain Name Dispute Resolution Resources
ICANN Head Office in Los Angeles Photo Coolcaesar Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported Licence Source Wikipedia Jane Lambert A domain name is a mnemonic for an internet address, that is to say a long string of numbers that identifies a website, mailbox or other resource. Since they are used to identify businesses, government departments, international agencies, universities and other institutions they can be very valuable assets. They can be registered for one or more years for a few pounds, euro or dollars without extensive checks or formalities on a first come first served basis. Those who apply to register domain names have to warrant and represent to their domain name registrar that they are entitled to register those names in their registration agreements. They are also required to agree to refer any complaint by a trade mark or other intellectual property right owner that they are not so entitled to a form of altern...