What’s in a name? Not much, according to Shakespeare. But today, the answer is “plenty” — especially when you’re talking about the intersection of domain names with trademarks. ICANN was set up in California to administer several core Internet structures, including the first round of top-level domains like .com and .net. Almost as soon as the idea of Internet domain names got off the ground, a landgrab began as people realized that these domains could be worth serious money. At this point, an activity called cybersquatting arose.
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Domain Name Disputes: Past, Present, Future
Posted by: David Halperin November 27, 2003 04:01 AMWhat’s in a name? Not much, according to Shakespeare. But today, the answer is “plenty” — especially when you’re talking about the intersection of domain names with trademarks. ICANN was set up in California to administer several core Internet structures, including the first round of top-level domains like .com and .net. Almost as soon as the idea of Internet domain names got off the ground, a landgrab began as people realized that these domains could be worth serious money. At this point, an activity called cybersquatting arose.