Who will win the domain disputes?
This is a great article by Liz Oliveira about Celebrity Cybersquatting, or owning a domain name that correlates with a celebrities name (BradPitt.com). Well worth the read with informative ideas and guidelines for the same.
Here is a snippet:
“Celebrity domain names are a perplexing facet of the domain industry. Currently, there are countless celebrity domain name registrations owned by persons other than the celebrity. Yet, when ownership rights of a celebrity domain name are contested, the majority of disputes resolve in favor of the celebrity. This trend is puzzling given that celebrities generally do not have a trademark right in their personal name. This article examines why celebrities have such favorable results through the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP.)”
