[ga-udrp] Fw: (INTA-list) Court rules that registration a contract right

["watchdog" <watch-dog@inreach.com>]

This is interesting.

Chris McElroy aka NameCritic

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From: "Antony Van Couvering" <avc@nameengine.com>
To: <tmtopics@lists.inta.org>
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 8:23 AM
Subject: (INTA-list) Court rules that registration a contract right


> This may be of some interest to people here.
>
> Antony Van Couvering
> NameEngine
> _______________________________________
>
> Excerpt from BNA's Internet Law News (ILN) - 8/13/01
>
> Compiled by Professor Michael Geist, BNA Consulting Editor.
>
> COURT RULES DOMAIN REGISTRATION CONTRACT RIGHT, NOT PROPERTY
> The NY Supreme Court has ruled that a domain name does not
> constitute a property right but rather represents a contract
> right governed by the terms of the registrar's contract.
> The case stems from a suit against Register.com by the
> domain name owner of laborzionist.org.  The owner was
> unhappy with Register.com advertising on the site while it
> was being constructed. Decision at
> <http://www.courts.state.ny.us/www/nyscomdiv/aug01/600703-01-002.pdf>
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