what problem are we solving? (was Re: ICANN opens up Pandora's Box of new TLDs)

Roland Perry lists at internetpolicyagency.com
Tue Jul 1 10:58:36 UTC 2008


In article <20080630210640.GH8195 at cgi.jachomes.com>, Jay R. Ashworth 
<jra at baylink.com> writes
>Could someone, anyone, anywhere, point me to *any case law in any
>jurisdiction whatsoever* which tends even to *suggest* that the mere
>purchase and deployment of a domain name *in itself* in any way
>constitutes infringement upon the rights of some holder of a trademark
>to some component of that domain name?

Several at this website, I recommend starting with the 
"MARKSANDSPENCER.COM" case (as I remember it taking place).

http://www.domainhandbook.com/dd2.html
-- 
Roland Perry




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