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Statutes & Regulations

Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act: (search for the word "cybersquatting.")
Anticybersquatting Provisions of the U.S. Lanham Act
- Domain Name defined, 15 U.S.C. § 1127
- Cyberpiracy Prevention Subsection, 15. U.S.C.§ 1125(d)
- Cyberpiracy Protections for Individuals, 15. U.S.C. § 1129

Contractual Provisions

ICANN Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy: this policy is followed by all registrars in the event of a dispute involving ownership of a domain name.
Verisign Service Agreement

Arbitration Decisions

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