Welcome to the InfoSci Platform
An Indian Legal Perspective to Protection of Domain Name: An Analysis

An Indian Legal Perspective to Protection of Domain Name: An Analysis

Rashmi Aggarwal, Rajinder Kaur
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 10
ISBN13: 9781466642096|ISBN10: 1466642092|EISBN13: 9781466642102
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4209-6.ch018
Cite Chapter Cite Chapter

MLA

Aggarwal, Rashmi, and Rajinder Kaur. "An Indian Legal Perspective to Protection of Domain Name: An Analysis." Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Business Convergence, Computing, and Legality, edited by Reema Khurana and Rashmi Aggarwal, IGI Global, 2013, pp. 198-207. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4209-6.ch018

APA

Aggarwal, R. & Kaur, R. (2013). An Indian Legal Perspective to Protection of Domain Name: An Analysis. In R. Khurana & R. Aggarwal (Eds.), Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Business Convergence, Computing, and Legality (pp. 198-207). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4209-6.ch018

Chicago

Aggarwal, Rashmi, and Rajinder Kaur. "An Indian Legal Perspective to Protection of Domain Name: An Analysis." In Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Business Convergence, Computing, and Legality, edited by Reema Khurana and Rashmi Aggarwal, 198-207. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4209-6.ch018

Export Reference

Mendeley
Favorite

Abstract

Domain names are no longer treated as only providing an address for computers on the Internet but are treated as trademarks in relation to commercial activity of a particular company or business. With the expansion of telecommunication, it has become essential for business houses to protect their trade name from cyber squatters or cyber pirates. Some of the countries like US have developed a specific legislation for the protection of domain names, but in India the Information Technology Act, 2000, is limited to e-commerce only and fails to acknowledge this sensitive issue. The present chapter is an attempt to highlight the problem of domain names, the legislation laid down in US, specifically to deal with the problem of cyber squatters or cyber pirates, and dispute resolution mechanisms laid down by ICANN. The chapter further suggests the need for specific legislation in India along with other alternatives.

Request Access

You do not own this content. Please login to recommend this title to your institution's librarian or purchase it from the IGI Global bookstore.