Prof. Julie E. Cohen
jec@law.georgetown.edu
Cyberspace and the Law Seminar
Georgetown University Law Center
Spring 2001
Week 13: Who Owns Cyberspace?, Part V: Domain Names and
ICANN
Required Reading:
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15 U.S.C. §§ 1114,
1125(a).
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Federal Trademark Dilution Act, 15
U.S.C. § 1125(c).
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Panavision International
v. Toeppen, 141 F.3d 1316 (9th Cir. 1998) [Parts I and II.B only].
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Avery Dennison Corp.
v. Sumpton, 189 F.3d 868 (9th Cir. 1999).
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Planned Parenthood
Federation v. Bucci, 42 U.S.P.Q.2d 1430 (S.D.N.Y. 1997), aff'd, 1998
WL 336163 (2d Cir. 1998), cert. denied (1998).
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Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, 15
U.S.C. § 1125(d).
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Virtual Works, Inc. v. Volkswagen of America, Inc., 2001 WL 50988 (4th
Cir. 2001) [in reader, or find in WESTLAW or LEXIS].
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U.S. Dep't of Commerce, National Telecommunications & Information Administration,
Management
of Internet Names and Addresses: Statement of Policy (June 5,
1998) [focus on discussion of trademark issues, pp. 11-13].
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Memorandum
of Understanding Between the U.S. Department of Commerce and Internet Corporation
for Assigned Names and Numbers (Nov. 1998).
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ICANN, Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
and Rules
(Oct. 24, 1999).
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Tata
Sons Ltd. v. D & V Enterprises, WIPO Case No. D2000-0479.
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Diageo
plc v. John Zuccarini, WIPO Case No. D2000-0996.
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David G. Post, Governing
Cyberspace: "Where is James Madison when we need him?" (June 6, 1999).
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A. Michael Froomkin, Semi-Private
International Rulemaking: Lessons Learned from the WIPO Domain Name Process
(version 2.0, 2000).
Recommended Reading: