[ncdnhc-discuss] New report suggests more free speech protections needed in domain dispute policy

[Chris Chiu]

A report entitled Success by Default suggests, among other things, that
several changes should be made in the UDRP to protect freedom of expression
online. For example, the study recommends that the "standards for a finding
of 'confusing similarity' to a trademark" should be clarified, and that
"[d]omain names "that signal criticism, parody, or commentary upon products
or companies ... should not be classified as 'confusing' unless they are
used in ways that actively promote fraud, deception or confusion." Success
by Default is based on information contained in a special UDRP case tracking
database, both of which were created by the Convergence Center of Syracuse
University. 

See
http://www.internetdemocracyproject.org/#highlights

Sincerely,
Christopher Chiu
Global Internet Liberty Campaign Organizer
American Civil Liberties Union