Organisation: WHOIS

Domain watch: recent developments in internet policy, governance and use

WTR's new column presents insight into emerging online trends and policy developments related to domain names.

18 October 2022

Energy crisis-related scams highlight how bad actors seek to capitalise on global events

This latest example of how nimble infringers can be illustrates why it is important for companies to ensure particular vigilance when mission-related incidents occur.

17 October 2022

UDRP panels should not “plug the information gap”

The decision provides a useful reminder to parent/holding companies intending to file a UDRP complaint based on a subsidiary’s trademark rights.

12 October 2022

The WHOIS blackout: the past, present and future of domain enforcement

The ability to enforce in the domain space has nosedived in the past few years, with new privacy laws restricting the availability of domain registrants’ personal data. Experts explain how rights holders can most effectively shape the future of the domain space.

29 September 2022

If the shoe doesn’t fit… panel finds that UDRP did not apply on the facts

Panels under the UDRP are not a general domain name court and the UDRP is not designed to adjudicate all disputes of any kind that relate in any way to domain names.

20 September 2022

When registrars and their proxy services enable abuse, liability may follow

This week’s Saturday opinion argues that it is in the interest of privacy to support actions geared toward weeding out bad actors in the DNS space.

10 September 2022

Verizon’s biggest ever UDRP win reminds users of the mechanism’s value

Verizon has recovered more than 70 infringing domains in a UDRP decision handed down this week. The case highlights the value – and cost-saving benefits – of the process to rights holders at a time when the system is under review.

20 August 2022

The importance of networks: interview with Rotary International’s Jomarie Fredericks

A number of themes recur when speaking with Fredericks. One is the benefits that positive involvement in the wider ecosystem can accrue.

29 July 2022

UDRP complainants beware: investigations are essential before filing a complaint

Complainants should think twice before filing a UDRP complaint when a domain name registration substantially pre-dates their trademark rights, in which case bad faith can be established only in very limited circumstances.

20 July 2022

Spat over WHOIS access escalates as FDA hits back at ICANN response

The US Food and Drug Administration has highlighted struggles obtaining responses from registries and registrars when seeking registrant data.

18 July 2022