Question: (Korea internet forum)Under the current UDRP, interests of organizations holding trademark tend to be overly warranted. what do you think about that?

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Sureswaran Ramadass - posted on 2000-10-09 04:02:55 Once again, as stated earlier, each conflict must be looked at case by case, and given fair judgements, especially in the future. Johannes Chiang - posted on 2000-10-04 23:30:02 I have heard from a lot of Domain Name holders about this. I think there are many reasons causing this image. For instance the ambiguity in the rules and exceeded flexibility for the arbitration providers to decide in their own discretion. I consider this as a result from using standardized thinking to solve issues related to innovation. And, most importantly, it is also because the Domain Name owners have not been adequately represented in the ICANN policymaking structure. All of this should cause ICANN to review and improve relevant strategies, rules and working procedures. Johannes Chiang - posted on 2000-10-04 23:28:47 I have heard from a lot of Domain Name holders about this. I think there are many reasons causing this image. For instance the ambiguity in the rules and exceeded flexibility for the arbitration providers to decide in their own discretion. I consider this as a result from using standardized thinking to solve issues related to innovation. And, most importantly, it is also because the Domain Name owners have not been adequately represented in the ICANN policymaking structure. All of this should cause ICANN to review and improve relevant strategies, rules and working procedures. Masanobu Katoh - posted on 2000-10-04 09:54:05 Last year, ICANN and the accredited registrars for the .com, .net, and .org spaces approved the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). Since then, the UDRP has been involved in the resolution of over 1000 disputes. The UDRP system was created after careful study and analysis. The goal is to have a good, fair, inexpensive, and timely process to resolve disputes. I think we have a good model here. But the system is just beginning to operate and it is too early to judge whether or not there is a danger of bias or potential abuse. Of course, we should monitor the system carefully.