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Article: What's in a (domain) name? Something worth fighting over
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- Lawyers USA
- Article date:
- April 9, 2007
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The arbitration of domain name disputes is surging, rising 21
percent in 2006. But these cyberspace suits may eventually migrate
towards traditional litigation, or end altogether as domain names
become less important in an age of sophisticated search engines.
The National Arbitration Forum recently reported that there were
1,658 domain name disputes in 2006 - the largest filing year since
1999, when the group was appointed as an approved provider of dispute
resolution.
The simple reason for the increase: "There is still money to be
made in misdirecting traffic," said Internet lawyer Ian C. Ballon, a
partner at Greenberg Traurig in Los Angeles. "As long as people can
make money by ...