RESOLVED, that IPO urges Congress to resolve the dispute among the federal circuit courts of appeals regarding the meaning of the terms “register” and “registration” in the AntiCybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) to close the loophole created by the Ninth Circuit allowing bad faith renewal or re-registration of domain names.
RESOLVED further, that IPO specifically urges the passage of federal legislation adding a new subparagraph (F) to 15 U.S.C. § 1125(d)(1) as follows:
(F) As used in this paragraph, the terms “registers” and “registration” include the initial registration, any renewal, and any other re-registration of the domain name, whether with the same or any other domain name registrar.
RESOLVED, further, that, in the absence of congressional action, IPO favors the judicial interpretation of the word “register” in 15 U.S.C. § 1125(d)(1)(A) to encompass the initial registration, any renewal, and any other re-registration of a domain name, whether with the same or any other domain name registrar.