Are there any other relevant laws that Indian domainers need to be aware of?
Apart from the INDRP rules, the Indian domainer needs to be aware of the provisions of the Trade Marks Act 1999 (amended). This is especially so as the Indian Courts have declared that domain names operate in the same fashion as trade marks in attracting and maintaining the consumers’ goodwill and cases such as Yahoo! Inc. v. Akash Arora & Anr. Indian Courts have held that trademark law applies with equal force on the Internet as it does in the physical world. As previously mentioned the INDRP relies heavily on the Arbitration Act 1996 and the Indian Evidence Act 1897. As such any domainer looking to register or dispute ownership of domains in India should familiarize himself with these statutes. In terms of laws relating specifically to the Internet, the domainer should be familiar with the following Acts and Rules: · IT ACT 2000 · IT Amendments Bill 2006 The domainer should also be aware of the URDP, as the INDRP relies heavily and borrows consistently from the ICAAN domain name deci
