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Chilling Effects Clearinghouse: Domain Names and Trademarks - FAQs and advice on how to defend against claims of domain name trademark infringement and other legal scare tactics

CNet: Judge approves domain name penalty on eReferee - In one of the broadest crackdowns ever issued against a domain name holder

CNN: New Group Formed to Resolve Domain Conflicts - A group of Internet top-level domain (TLD) holders have formed a nonprofit association to prevent what they fear will become a splintered Internet domain naming system.

Cybersquatters Against Hate - Organization promoting the registration of domain names similar to ones used by well-known hate groups.

DL2MCD.de - German radio station sues for journalist's .org domain.

Domain Dispute Resource - Information on how to deal with domain name dispute issues (UDRP).

Dot com confiscation - Chad Nielsen reports on WIPO's questionable decision to turn over barcelona.com to the Barcelona City Council

Easy Protest II - Collection of legal advice

EFF Wins Partial Victory in Ford Case - Press release on dismissal of trademark claims against jaguarcenter.com

Guinnes.com - Another site disputed by Guinness plc.

In Fights Over .Com Names - Researchers analyzing an arbitration system set up to resolve disputes over Internet addresses have found that decisions made through the system have substantially broadened the rights of trademark holders in cyberspace. [NY Times]

kuro5hin: New York State Is Taking Away My Domain Name - New York State Fair disputes Scott Brady's NYSFair.com.

kuro5hin: Using of a Nickname and Websites Sued Because of Three Matching Letters - A boy in Belgium

Large-Scale Registration of Domains with Typographical Errors - A case study documenting over 5000 registrations by notorious cybersquatter John Zuccarini. Most are typographic variations on well-known names

NAF Decision: Referee Enterprises Inc vs. Planet Ref. Inc - Text of decision to transfer eReferee.com

National Arbitration Forum: Domain Dispute - Instructions on filing complaints or responses

NewsBytes: WIPO Sends Message To AOL In ICQ Domain-Name Dispute - Petter Rindforth

Nissan Motor vs. Nissan Computer - nissan.com and nissan.net domain dispute between Nissan Motor and Nissan Computer

Register: Choc giant heavies 'kinder' charity - Ferrero wants to protect its brand in cyberspace

Register: Kevin Spacey Loses Pivotal Cybersquatting Court Case - "Movie actor Kevin Spacey has lost a landmark court battle over ownership of www.kevinspacey.com." By Kieren McCarthy.

Register: Reuters Cybersquats on Man's Domain - Article about Reuters' refusal to relinquish reters.com to Mr. Stanley Reters. By Kieren McCarthy.

Savin Sucks - Documents related to UDRP proceeding Savin Corp. v. savinsucks.com.

Shame On The AFMA - Documents the failed attempt by the American Film Marketing Association to seize the domain name afm.com (American Flea Market).

Slashdot: AOL Threatens Peng - News of America Online demanding the pengaol.org domain name and reader comments.

The Domain Name Rights Coalition - DNRC - A group of individuals and small business seeking to help persons involved in disputes

Tobacco.com: Attempted (Serial) Reverse Domain Name Hijacking - Documents relating to America.com's attempted seizure of "tobacco.com"

Trademark Protection on the Internet in for Non Top-Level Domains Used as Top-level Domains - Overview of trademark protection for country code domain names marketed as alternatives to top level domains.

Typosquatters Turn Flubs Into Cash - An article on typosquatting - capitalizing on mistyped names.

Washington Post: Clear Sailing For PortOfHelsinki.com In Domain Dispute - Six months after ruling that the Internet domain name Barcelona.com should be taken away from its current owners and handed to the Spanish city with the similar name

Who Owns Fandom - An article discussing the fate of fandom.tv.

World Domain Rights - Information about Leonardo and etoy disputes

World Intellectual Piracy Organization - ICANN and WIPO - Important Warning