ICANN SELECTS NATIONAL ARBITRATION FORUM TO RESOLVE CYBERSQUATTING DISPUTES.(Industry Trend or Event)

Federal Computer Market Report, December, 1999

The Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has selected the National Arbitration Forum as one of two organizations in the world to resolve cybersquatting disputes. In a typical cybersquatting case, one party registers the address of a well-known business in hopes of getting the business to purchase the address for a large sum of money. Currently, only The Forum and the United Nations' World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) are empowered to hear and decide such cases.

"This selection literally brings the courthouse to your desktop," Forum Managing Director Edward Anderson says. "At a time when the Internet offers the greatest opportunities and the greatest business threats, all users can be assured of timely access to justice for...

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