Several factors have converged to drive a dramatic increase in Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) filings. The large-scale redaction of domain-name registrant data, increases in the number of malicious actors due to COVID-related unemployment, and the unprecedented acceleration of e-commerce adoption have all played a part in driving a record increase in UDRP case filings.
This webcast will examine the current and future state of the UDRP (and domain-name enforcement more broadly). The expert panel will discuss, among other topics: the surge in cases of domain-name infringement and the corresponding burst of UDRP filings (including ccTLD cases), the effective use of the UDRP as part of an overall enforcement program (including the economic implications and complexities of multiple-domain UDRP filings), and technologies for finding, investigating, and attributing infringing domain names. Finally, the panel will analyze and assess the potential policy changes that ma
iTWire Friday, 09 April 2021 12:15 Domain registrar auDA has a new .au Licence Review Panel Featured Phillip Davies, lawyer & Chair auDA new Licence Review Panel
Domain names administrator and registrar auDA has a new Licence Review Panel designed to provide an external point of escalation for complaints under the new .au licensing rules, which come into effect on 12 April 2021.
The members of the Licence Review Panel are drawn from Australia’s legal profession and have extensive experience in dispute resolution and have been appointed by the auDA Board after a comprehensive selection process.
The Licence Review Panel updates and replaces the Registrant Review Panel under the previous licensing rules, with an expanded remit.