DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES AND DOMAIN NAME DISPUTE RESOLUTION Madeleine de Cock buning IIIB 2 Introduction This report gives first of all an overview of Dutch registration procedures and practises with regard to domain names(A ) It lists the key payers in the dutch domain name registration procedure and gives a description of the domain name registration procedure. Than a short remark on the qualification of the right in a registered domain name is given and the tem and term ination of the registration agreement and the licensing and transfer of doma in names are described. The second part of this report deals with Dutch domain name dispute resolution(B ) It gives the legal framework for domain na ses and deals with Dutch court proceedings in the field of dom a in names Domain Name Registration Procedures and practic 1. Key Players in the Domain Name Registration Procedure 1.1.1 Registration Autho The Dutch Registration Authority named Stichting Internet Domeinregistratie (SIDN), registers second level domain names in the nl ccTlD and issues rules regarding doma in name registrations. It also sees as its task quality contol and the stimulation of standardisation(inter ) nationally SIDN is a private organisation. From its outset, SidN has the intention to be a non-for-profit organisation. It has chosen as its legal entity foundation(Stichting) which by law is prohibited from distributing its profits amongst directors or mem bers The Board of Registration Authority SIdn consists of representatives of Intemet Service Providers (ISPs)and external experts. All ISPs and members of the public that register a doma in name can apply to be a member of the Participants Council. The Council adv ises the board The organisation of Registration Authority SIDN consists of different parties The Board is responsible for the policy. It consists of seven(7)persons. The Participants Council has introduced four (4)members of the Board. The Board directly appoints three(3)experts. The Bureau is responsible for the preparation and execution of the policy. The actual registration of the domain names is done by the rganisation called KEMa which is responsible for all operational activities. The Participants Council advises the Board with regard to its members, the regulations Molengraaff Institute, Center for Intellectual Property Law, Uniersity of Utrecht and attomey at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek Amsterdam Registration Authority" means the entity whih has been accredited by icann n order to register second level doman na the nl cctLD References to ccTLDs or country-code top level domain names are references to the ac TLD attributed to a country accord ing to the Iso 3 166standard.DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES AND DOMAIN NAME DISPUTE RESOLUTION Madeleine de Cock Buning* III B 2 Introduction This report gives first of all an overview of Dutch registration procedures and practises with regard to domain names (A.). It lists the key players in the Dutch domain name registration procedure and gives a description of the domain name registration procedure. Than a short remark on the qualification of the “right“ in a registered domain name is given and the term and termination of the registration agreement and the licensing and transfer of domain names are described. The second part of this report deals with Dutch domain name dispute resolution (B.). It gives the legal framework for domain name cases and deals with Dutch court proceedings in the field of domain names. 1 Domain Name Registration Procedures and Practices 1.1 Key Players in the Domain Name Registration Procedure 1.1.1 Registration Authority1 The Dutch Registration Authority named Stichting Internet Domeinregistratie (SIDN), registers second level domain names in the .nl ccTLD2 and issues rules regarding domain name registrations. It also sees as its task quality control and the stimulation of standardisation (inter)nationally. SIDN is a private organisation. From its outset, SIDN has the intention to be a non-for-profit organisation. It has chosen as its legal entity foundation (Stichting) which by law is prohibited from distributing its profits amongst directors or members. The Board of Registration Authority SIDN consists of representatives of Internet Service Providers (ISP’s) and external experts. All ISP’s and members of the public that register a domain name can apply to be a member of the Participant’s Council. The Council advises the Board. The organisation of Registration Authority SIDN consists of different parties. The Board is responsible for the policy. It consists of seven (7) persons. The Participant’s Council has introduced four (4) members of the Board. The Board directly appoints three (3) experts. The Bureau is responsible for the preparation and execution of the policy. The actual registration of the domain names is done by the organisation called KEMA which is responsible for all operational activities. The Participant’s Council advises the Board with regard to its members, the regulations * Molengraaff Institute, Center for Intellectual Property Law, University of Utrecht and attorney at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek Amsterdam. 1. “Registration Authority” means the entity which has been accredited by ICANN in order to register second level domain names in the .nl ccTLD; 2. References to ccTLD’s or country-code top level domain names are references to the ccTLD attributed to a country according to the ISO 3166 standard