[registrars] Legal Decision of Interest

["Michael D. Palage" <michael@palage.com>]

Excerpt from BNA's Internet Law News (ILN) - 8/13/01

Compiled by Professor Michael Geist, BNA Consulting Editor.

COURT RULES DOMAIN REGISTRATION CONTRACT RIGHT, NOT PROPERTY
The NY Supreme Court has ruled that a domain name does not
constitute a property right but rather represents a contract
right governed by the terms of the registrar's contract.
The case stems from a suit against Register.com by the
domain name owner of laborzionist.org.  The owner was
unhappy with Register.com advertising on the site while it
was being constructed. Decision at
<http://www.courts.state.ny.us/www/nyscomdiv/aug01/600703-01-002.pdf>