RE: Re[2]: [ga] WIPO Arbitrators Stern In Domain 'Hijacking' Rulings

["John Berryhill" <john@johnberryhill.com>]

>
> Wouldnt' the domain name holder be able to take civil action to recover
> costs and any compensation they believe they were entitled to?

In the US, yes:

15 USC 1114(2)(d)(iv) -

If a registrar, registry, or other registration authority takes an action
described under clause (ii) based on a knowing and material
misrepresentation by any other person that a domain name is identical to,
confusingly similar to, or dilutive of a mark, the person making the knowing
and material misrepresentation shall be liable for any damages, including
costs and attorney's fees, incurred by the domain name registrant as a
result of such action. The court may also grant injunctive relief to the
domain name registrant, including the reactivation of the domain name or the
transfer of the domain name to the domain name registrant.

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