Virtual countries: Internet domain names and geographical terms
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2003
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This paper examines the dispute between the Seattle company Virtual Countries Inc. and the Republic of South Africa over the ownership of the domain name address southafrica.com. The first part of the paper deals with the pre-emptive litigation taken by Virtual Countries Inc. in a District Court of the United States. The second part considers the possible arbitration of the dispute under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Process of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and examines the wider implications of this dispute for the jurisdiction and the governance of ICANN. The final section of the paper evaluates the Final Report of the Second WIPO Internet Domain Name Process. |
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University of Queensland : School of English, Media Studies & Art History |
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http://www.uq.edu.au/mia/home Rimmer, Matthew (2003) Virtual countries: Internet domain names and geographical terms. Media International Australia Incorporating Culture and Policy, 106, pp. 124-136. |
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Copyright 2003 University of Queensland |
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Faculty of Law; School of Law |
Palavras-Chave | #Trade mark law #Intellectual Property and Innovation Law Research Group #city region and country names |
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Journal Article |