comments on case of cyberquatting
MR. ARUN JAITLEY V NETWORK SOLUTIONS PRIVATE DECIDED ON 4TH JULY 2011
FACTS OF THE CASE:
The plaintiff in this case, Arun Jaitley, is the well known politician and leader of the BJP. He wished to register the domain www.arunjaitley.com but found that the domain had already been registered as of the year 2009. The plaintiff sent a letter to Network Solutions (the 2nd defendant) requesting registration on 16th July, 2009. At the time of sending this letter to the defendant, the domain name was ‘pending deletion’. The next day he received a reply asking him to purchase the domain name from them, or wait for the domain to be deleted.
However, two important points need to be mentioned at this point. (1) The domain www.arunjaitley.com according to the WHOIS report had expired on 12th June, 2009. (2) According to the Domain Deletion Policy of the defendants, the domain ought to have been deleted after the expiration of 35 days.
