I really wouldn't be surprised - part of the copyright wars :) KK Sent from my iPhone On 12 Jun 2010, at 17:29, "William Drake" <[log in to unmask] > wrote: > One imagines that fairly soon someone will make it available via > scads of torrents, that's what happened to my last book, much to the > delight of the publisher and my bank account. (Sorry KK :-) > > Bill > > On Jun 12, 2010, at 5:01 PM, Avri Doria wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Great. >> >> Is there a PDF download available or is it only for purchase? >> >> a. >> >> On 11 Jun 2010, at 12:18, Konstantinos Komaitis wrote: >> >>> Dear all, >>> >>> To those interested, my book on domain name regulation has just >>> been published. I am including a blurb from my publishers and some >>> information where to find it. >>> >>> With many thanks >>> >>> KK >>> >>> Routledge have just published the following book which you may >>> find of interest. It is available now from all good bookstores, or >>> direct from our website. >>> >>> >>> The Current State of Domain Name Regulation >>> Domain Names as Second Class Citizens in a Mark-dominated World >>> By Konstantinos Komaitis >>> >>> In this book Konstantinos Komaitis identifies a tripartite probl >>> em – intellectual, institutional and ethical – inherent in the d >>> omain name regulation culture. Using the theory of property, Kom >>> aitis discusses domain names as sui generis ‘e-property’ rights >>> and analyses the experience of the past ten years, through the U >>> niform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and the Anti >>> cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA). The institutional >>> deficit he identifies, generates a further discussion on the et >>> hical dimensions in the regulation of domain names and prompts K >>> omaitis to suggest the creation of an environment based on justice. >>> The relationship between trademarks and domain names has always >>> been contentious and the existing institutions of the UDRP and >>> ACPA have not assisted in alleviating the tension between the two >>> identifiers. Over the past ten years, the trademark community has >>> been systematic in encouraging and promoting a culture that >>> indiscriminately considers domain names as secondclass citizens, >>> suggesting that trademark rights should have priority over the >>> registration in the domain name space. >>> Komaitis disputes this assertion and brings to light the >>> injustices and the trademark-oriented nature of the UDRP and ACPA. >>> He queries what the appropriate legal source to protect >>> registrants when not seeking to promote trademark interests is. He >>> also delineates a legal hypothesis on their nature as well as the >>> steps of their institutionalisation process that we need to >>> reverse, seeking to create a just framework for the regulation of >>> domain names. Finally he explores how the current policies >>> contribute to the philosophy of domain names as second-class >>> citizens. >>> With these questions in mind, Komaitis suggests some >>> recommendations concerning the reconfiguration of the regulation >>> of domain names. >>> >>> June 2010: 296pp >>> HB: 978-0-415-47776-5: £75.00 >>> eBook: 978-0-203-84958-3 >>> >>> >>> >>> For more information including a table of contents, or to order >>> your copy, please visit http://www.routledge.com/9780415477765 <http://www.routledge.com/9780415477765 >>> > >>> >>> -- >>> Dr. Konstantinos Komaitis, >>> Lecturer in Law, >>> GigaNet Membership Chair, >>> University of Strathclyde, >>> The Lord Hope Building, >>> 141 St. James Road, >>> Glasgow, G4 0LT, >>> UK >>> tel: +44 (0)141 548 4306 >>> email: [log in to unmask] > > *********************************************************** > William J. Drake > Senior Associate > Centre for International Governance > Graduate Institute of International and > Development Studies > Geneva, Switzerland > [log in to unmask] > www.graduateinstitute.ch/cig/drake.html > www.linkedin.com/in/williamjdrake > ***********************************************************