Open Use ccTLD: Difference between revisions

<blockquote>These results support the following claims:

*Substantial defensive registrations. Approximately one third of famous name .CC and .TV domains are found to be held by the same entities that registered the corresponding .COMs. When such domains are not actively used, one likely inference is that the goal of each such registration was to prevent others from registering, using, or attempting to sell these domains; in other words, such registrations are likely to be defensive. Indeed, among sampled .CC, .TV, and .WS famous name domains registered to registrants of the corresponding .COM, not a single such ccTLD domain was put to active unique use in distributing content not otherwise available, and the majority were not used at all (showing only error messages or placeholders).

[[WIPO]] case records reveal that both .tv and .cc are among the top ten sources of WIPO cases in the ccTLD space that were not otherwise governed by arbitration provisions.<ref name="wipostats">[https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/statistics/cctlds_yr.jsp WIPO Domain Name Disputes All-time - ccTLDs]</ref> The .ws domain has seen substantially fewer disputes, but many of those involved high-profile brands such as Nokia.<ref>One of the earliest .ws decisions resulted in the transfer of nokia.ws to Nokia Corporation: [https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2001/dws2001-0004.html WIPO Administrative Panel Decision - Nokia Corporation v. David Wills]</ref> Other open use ccTLDs are in the top ten: [[.mx]], which has no restrictions on registrations at the top level; [[.nl]], which reserves the right to place restrictions on registrants outside the EU; and [[.se]], which has no restrictions.<ref name="wipostats" />

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