Keywords
domain names, the Internet, metatagging, trademarks
Abstract
The Internet is now an indispensable part of both social and economic life around the world. As a relatively new place of entrepreneurial activity, the Internet may also be the place for various types of law infringements. The Internet experiences also an increasing number of new, specific forms of unfair competition practices. The fundamental problem facing those trying to prevent such practices, is the fact that there are no separate regulations on unfair online trading. This article aims to provide examples of practices typical for the Internet environment, which can be qualified as acts of unfair competition, as well as ways of their legal interpretation. The analysis focuses on the intersection between unfair competition rules and the new forms taken by such practices. The article’s main objective is to assess whether existing legislation provides an adequate legal framework for the protection against unfair competition practices on the Internet.
Recommended Citation
Tworkowska-Baraniuk, A. (2016). The Internet as a place of unfair competition practices – the issue of legal protection for a domain name. internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (internet Quarterly on Antitrust and Regulation), 5(1), 72-86. Retrieved from https://press.wz.uw.edu.pl/ikar/vol5/iss1/6
First Page
72
Last Page
86
Page Count
14
Publisher
University of Warsaw
