Domain name registrars: are they part of the domain name fraud problem?

ABSTRACT

Domain names are a hot commodity. A simple Google search on the phrase "domain name buying and selling" yields 17,000,000 results, with eight sponsored links on the right column. The rise in domain name commerce has resulted in an abundance of frauds targeted towards acquiring domain names from legitimate owners. Some of these methods are legal, others are not. This paper will focus on the role domain name Registrars and their governance play in domain name registration as it applies to ethics.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  K. Computing Milieux
  K.4 COMPUTERS AND SOCIETY
      K.4.1 Public Policy Issues
          Subjects: Ethics

Additional Classification:
  K. Computing Milieux
  K.4 COMPUTERS AND SOCIETY
      K.4.1 Public Policy Issues
          Subjects: Regulation; Use/abuse of power

General Terms:
Legal Aspects, Security

Keywords:
cyber squatting, domain name fraud, domain name registrars, typosquatting