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[createmx]

I was wondering what rights a country has to its name when someone else registers the .com domain instead of the country?

 

[spy69]

I don't think the country can get your name. Look at uk.com or any other country .com and most of them aren't owned by a country but by buisnesses.
:imho:

 

[Kate]

Simply put many if not most countries do not own the .com version of their names. They don't have a particular right over their name.
On the other hand most have secured their name under their own TLD. But not all. I think Switzerland has failed to secure its own, Belgium has had a hard time recovering the French and Dutch names belgique.be and belgie.be. Lack of foresight

 

[Dave_Z]

Rights? What rights? :D

If it's a generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD), it's open season. But if it's a country
code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD), that's a different story.

 

[RJ]

Here is the famous case involving NewZealand.com, where Her Majesty was found to be attempting to reverse hijack the name.

http://arbiter.wipo.int/domains/decisions/html/2002/d2002-0754.html

If I remember correctly, the the New Zealand government ended up purchasing the domain for a very large sum.

 

[labrocca]

Excellent post RJ. Thanks for the read.

 

[fonzie_007]

Here is the famous case involving NewZealand.com, where Her Majesty was found to be attempting to reverse hijack the name.

http://arbiter.wipo.int/domains/decisions/html/2002/d2002-0754.html

If I remember correctly, the the New Zealand government ended up purchasing the domain for a very large sum.

Great story... Not sure how I missed that news.

 

[cache]

what is the consequence of "Panel upholds the allegation of reverse domain name hijacking"?