ICANN and the UDRP: The Role of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Domain-Name Conflicts

Introduction : Domain names function both as technical addresses and as commercial identifiers. A name such as “brandexample.com” maUDRPy direct users to a website, distinguish an enterprise’s services and embody substantial goodwill. When another person registers a confusingly similar domain in bad faith, the dispute may require a remedy that is faster and more internationally effective than ordinary court litigation. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) addresses...