Cybersquatting of Domain Name and its Liability

Abstract

This study focuses on Cybersquatting and its forms and how to resolve the disputes arising from it in the Jordanian, French and American legislation with particular reference to the American Anticybersquatting and Consumer Protection Act 1999, in addition to the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy issued by the ICANN. The problem of the study is the lack of a legal regulation of domain name disputes in France and Jordan, especially Cybersquatting, in light of the increasing number of violations. This study presents the position of the jurisprudence and the judiciary towards this phenomenon and how it has been dealt with by the various legislations. In the end, ways of settling disputes arising from domain name cybersquatting have been presented