New book on domain name regulation

[Robin Gross]

Konstantinos, congratulations on the book publication!  I can't wait  
to get my autographed copy of the book.  :-)

We are sooooooo lucky to have your legal expertise and dedication in  
NCSG.

Best,
Robin


On Jun 11, 2010, at 9:18 AM, Konstantinos Komaitis wrote:

> 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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