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The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has confirmed in a ruling that the question of copyright infringements under German law on the internet depends on a sufficient domestic connection, in the assessment of which domain endings are also taken into account. The dispute ...

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... question of when a domain name falls under the protection of non-commercial freedom of expression. Lockheed Martin Corporation saw its trademark rights infringed by the domain fucklockheedmartin.com and initiated UDRP proceedings before The Forum. The company argued that the domain directs to ...

... which Lufthansa won because the deciding panel agreed with the complainant: the mass acquisition of two-character domains did not give rise to a right or legitimate interest in the domain within the meaning of No. 4 (a) (ii) of the UDRP rules. In subsequent civil proceedings, the parties reached ...

... reduce the fees for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) proceedings for another year. In order to continue to support the interests of trademark rights holders, EURid has extended the discount on the .eu ADR procedure fee until the end of 2025. This means that the basic ADR fee per complaint ...

... making them confusingly similar. Wong Wai Man also confirmed the prima facie evidence presented by the complainant that the opponents had no right or legitimate interest in the domains and saw no objection from the opponents. The domains were used for fake e-shops and there was no evidence ...

... to put your domain through its paces and identify possible weak points? Then the .fr registry AFNIC and the Swedish Internet Foundation have the right tool for you: the new version of Zonemaster has been online since February 10, 2025. Zonemaster analyzes the technical configuration of a domain ...

... that it had registered the domain because of its inherent value resulting from its dictionary meaning. Mr. Stein from Germany considered his name right to be infringed by the domain stein.eu and initiated ADR proceedings for .eu domains before the WIPO. Unlike the UDRP, the ADR procedure for .eu ...

... US registrar Epik, which launched “Forever Domains” in 2018 at a price of US$ 420, has since withdrawn the offer; it had also reserved the right to withdraw at any time in return for a refund of the fees. This is unlikely to win the trust of customers. Ultimately, however, the matter is ...

... ICANN, RIR, DNS, IDN, IPv6, ISP, IETF, W3C, WSIS and many more, the 19th European Summer School on Internet Governance (EuroSSIG) is the right place for you and you should apply. The 2025 Summer School offers a unique 48-hour multidisciplinary academic program at a high level. From 26 ...