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Domain Names Management
and Dispute Resolutions : A Comparative Legal Study in the
UK, US and China
-- Faye Fangfei Wang
In this era of information
technology, companies widely use the Internet to develop their
global marketplace and build up their business images. Registering
a domain name is a necessary step in an ever-changing information-driven
society. Domain names relate to trademarks for the products
or services, as well as a way of setting up companies' goodwill
or reputation. Following three case studies, this paper examines
the registration, usage and protection of domain names in
the UK, US and China and provides a comparative table on domain
name dispute resolution policies and techniques in these countries.
©
2008 Faye Fangfei Wang. All Rights Reserved.
The Internet Gambling
Conundrum : Extraterritorial
Impacts of Domestic Regulation --Edward
A Morse
The geographical transcendence
of the Internet presents challenges for government regulation
of activities such as Internet gambling, which are legally
proscribed in some jurisdictions and allowed in others. The
Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) enacted
in October 2006 provides one approach to regulate Internet
gambling by focusing on financing, rather than the conduct
of individual gamblers. Though this approach will generally
protect the privacy rights of individuals and preserve free
access to the Internet, it will impose costs on the business
community. This paper provides an analysis of the UIGEA and
its effects on Internet gambling firms and firms that provide
transactional services. Financial markets suggest this legislation
has reduced Internet gambling in publicly traded firms, even
before enabling regulations have been enacted. However, this
law may also have the effect of enhancing investment capital
flows for online gambling firms, due to clarification of the
legal status for firms who are not targeting US residents
in violation of UIGEA. The ultimate result may depend on whether
other nations follow suit in targeting extraterritorial business
with domestic gambling patrons.
©
2007 Edward A Morse. This article was earlier published in
Cyberlaw, Security & Privacy, Sylvia Mercado Kierkegaard
(Ed.), Ankara Bar Association Press. Reprinted with permission.
Identifying Legal
Concerns in the Biometric Context --Yue
Liu
This paper aims to
contribute to the debate of biometrics and privacy concerns
by examining the existing legal and academic debates. Several
controversial legal problems in the biometric context will
be discussed such as the following: the legal status of biometric
data, the storage of biometric data, compulsory and voluntary
issues and the necessity of using biometric technology. The
study will be based on relevant EU instruments, Norwegian,
Swedish and US case law. Critical comments will be made on
the various views about biometrics and data protection from
a legal perspective.
©
2008 Journal of International Commercial Law and Technology
and Yue Liu. This paper was earlier published in the International
Commercial Law and Technology, Vol. 3, Issue 1. Reprinted
with permission.
Legal
Perspectives
Cybersquatting
and Trademark Infringement -- Anuradha
Nayak and Manish Lakhawat
In
the intriguing and anonymous space as cyberspace, the identification
which the consumers relate themselves to is brand names. These
brand names impart them a guarantee to engage in e-commerce,
leading to the much-needed awareness and performance of these
brands.
©
2008 The Icfai University Press. All Rights Reserved.
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