New book on domain name regulation

[Lehrstuhl Weber]

Konstantinos, congratulations!
Best
Rolf

Konstantinos Komaitis schrieb:
> Dear all,
>
> To those interested, my book on domain name regulation has just been 
> published. I am including a blurb from my publishers and some 
> information where to find it.
>
> With many thanks
>
> KK
>
> Routledge have just published the following book which you may find of 
> interest. It is available now from all good bookstores, or direct from 
> our website.
> *
> *
> *The Current State of Domain Name Regulation
> *Domain Names as Second Class Citizens in a Mark-dominated World
> By Konstantinos Komaitis
>
> In this book Konstantinos Komaitis identifies a tripartite problem -- 
> intellectual, institutional and ethical -- inherent in the domain name 
> regulation culture. Using the theory of property, Komaitis discusses 
> domain names as sui generis 'e-property' rights and analyses the 
> experience of the past ten years, through the Uniform Domain Name 
> Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and the Anticybersquatting Consumer 
> Protection Act (ACPA). The institutional deficit he identifies, 
> generates a further discussion on the ethical dimensions in the 
> regulation of domain names and prompts Komaitis to suggest the 
> creation of an environment based on justice.
> The relationship between trademarks and domain names has always been 
> contentious and the existing institutions of the UDRP and ACPA have 
> not assisted in alleviating the tension between the two identifiers. 
> Over the past ten years, the trademark community has been systematic 
> in encouraging and promoting a culture that indiscriminately considers 
> domain names as secondclass citizens, suggesting that trademark rights 
> should have priority over the registration in the domain name space.
> Komaitis disputes this assertion and brings to light the injustices 
> and the trademark-oriented nature of the UDRP and ACPA. He queries 
> what the appropriate legal source to protect registrants when not 
> seeking to promote trademark interests is. He also delineates a legal 
> hypothesis on their nature as well as the steps of their 
> institutionalisation process that we need to reverse, seeking to 
> create a just framework for the regulation of domain names. Finally he 
> explores how the current policies contribute to the philosophy of 
> domain names as second-class citizens.
> With these questions in mind, Komaitis suggests some recommendations 
> concerning the reconfiguration of the regulation of domain names.
>
> *June 2010: 296pp
> HB: 978-0-415-47776-5: £75.00
> eBook: 978-0-203-84958-3
>
>
> *
> For more information including a table of contents, or to order your 
> copy, please visit _http://www.routledge.com/9780415477765_ 
> <_http://www.routledge.com/9780415477765_>
>
> -- 
> Dr. Konstantinos Komaitis,
> Lecturer in Law,
> GigaNet Membership Chair,
> University of Strathclyde,
> The Lord Hope Building,
> 141 St. James Road,
> Glasgow, G4 0LT,
> UK
> tel: +44 (0)141 548 4306
> email: k.komaitis at strath.ac.uk
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