Re: WJUL & Lowell Sunrise

["A. Joseph Ross" <lawyer@attorneyross.com>]

On 3 Sep 2003 at 23:37, elipolo@earthlink.net wrote:

> > Isn't there a law that now forces net-squatters to give up URLs if they
> > are someone's trademark?
> 
> Would that be "eminent domain"?

No, "eminent domain" is the power of the government to take private property for public use, 
paying a reasonable compensation to the owner.

I forget what the law is called, but there is a federal statute regulating internet domain 
squatting and providing a procedure whereby a federal court can order a domain transferred.  
Some years ago I saw an InterNic policy that they would transfer a domain name to the 
holder of a federally-registered trademark in that name and would comply with any court 
orders regarding domain name transfers.  That was when name registration was run entirely 
by the InterNic.  I don't know whether there is such a net policy today anywhere.

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