Domain name disputes—an Australian perspective

01-05-2012

Jim Davies

Australian country code domain names (ending in .au) have always been more highly regulated than their .com cousins. Jim Davies looks at the current situation.

Australian country code domain names (ending in .au) have always been more highly regulated than their .com cousins. Jim Davies looks at the current situation.

Instead of simply having a ‘first come, first served’ system, registering a .au domain requires meeting the Domain Name Eligibility and Allocation Policy Rules. These rules have been relaxed over time, leading to a greater prospect of domain disputes arising.

Eligibility and Allocation Rules


domain names, auDA, ccTLDs, UDRP

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