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OCLC Number: 46392113 Excerpt: ... On June 5, 1998, the Department of Commerce issued a Statement of Policy entitled Management of Internet Names and Addresses ( the " White Paper " ) setting forth the Administration's policy for privatizing management of the domain name system in a pro-6 competitive manner that would also facilitate global participation. The White Paper called upon the private sector to create a new, not-for-profit corporation to assume responsibility, over time, for the management of certain aspects of the domain name system. The Department ultimately entered into agreements with ICANN, a non-profit corporation formed by the private sector, to undertake this transition. As described in the White Paper, the United States sought the assistance of the World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO ) to initiate a balanced and transparent international process to: 1 ) develop a set of recommendations for an approach to resolving trademark / domain name disputes involving cyberpiracy; 2 ) develop recommendations for the protection of well-known marks in the generic TLDs; and 3 ) evaluate the effects of adding new TLDs and related dispute resolution procedures on domain name and trademark holders. The results of the study were to be submitted to the board of the new, not-for-profit corporation for consideration. WIPO undertook a thorough process to investigate the complex issues that included convening an experts committee from around the world, conducting a series of international consultations, and soliciting public comment on the issues. On April 30, 1999, WIPO released its final report, 7 entitled The Management of Internet Names and Addresses: Intellectual Property Issues. This report identified for ICANN a range of considerations and recommendations on questions arising out of the interface between intellectual property rights and the global domain name system. With respect to conflicts arising from the bad faith registration of trademarks...