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Intellectual Property

Mar. 20, 2000

Earth Links

Earth Links The Internet governing body has adopted a dispute-resolution system for domain-name disputes, but trademark holders can also sue cyber-pirates in court.

By Don Thornburgh
        Following several years of discussion and countless reform proposals, the domain-name registration business was finally opened up to competition late last year. Registration was once monopolized by government-sponsored Network Solutions Inc., but now dozens of registrars compete for the lucrative and prolific business of registering domain names and selling related services.
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