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Congress Hears A Whois

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In 2018, the European Union enacted the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on data protection and privacy; however, after over two years following the global redaction of most public Whois data in response to the GDPR,...more

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.eu domain names, the transition period and update on GDPR restricted ICANN registrant data

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UK businesses face a number of challenging interlocking issues in the run up to the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020. What could slip off the corporate risk radar are the smaller administrative matters....more

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Restricted Access to WHOIS Data Jeopardizes Brand Owners Online

As many brand owners know, WHOIS data is the publicly available information on who has registered a particular internet domain name. In layman’s terms, WHOIS records are akin to land title or property tax records: a record of...more

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Analyzing the impact of the EU GDPR on access to WHOIS data, one year on

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During the Annual INTA 2019 Meeting, a panel was held on the EU General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) and the temporary removal of data for the WHOIS directory. IPMT Partner David Taylor spoke on the following GDPR issues...more

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Trademark Enforcement: Determining ‘WHOIS’ behind infringement may have become much more complicated

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As discussed in our November 2018 tIPsheet, Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is now in effect and has caused businesses in the United States and abroad to contemplate how they are storing and processing...more

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Hard Times With WHOIS? INTA Wants To Know

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If you have encountered any issues accessing WHOIS information, the International Trademark Association (“INTA”) wants to hear from you. Due to changes in privacy law brought on by the European Union’s General Data...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Update: Brand Enforcement Challenges

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The General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, took effect May 25, 2018. As predicted, the GDPR has complicated access to WHOIS information (commonly used to look up the contact information for website domains for, among...more

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ICANN Proposes Framework for WHOIS Access, but Questions Remain

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On May 25, 2018, the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect, establishing new restrictions on the use and publication of personal information. The GDPR has broad application,...more

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GDPR v. WHOIS: Why Can’t ICANN Just Tell Me Who Owns That Domain Name Anymore?

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The organization tasked with managing the Internet’s domain names is struggling to come to terms with Europe’s new data privacy law. On June 18, 2018, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”)...more

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German Court Rules On Excessive Use Of Personal Data Under GDPR

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On May 29, 2018, the German Regional Court of Bonn ruled on the principle of data minimization under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), which requires companies to limit the processing of personal data to what is necessary in...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - May 2018

In this month's edition of Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we discuss the General Data Protection Regulation taking effect and whether regulators are ready, as well as ICANN's release of temporary measures to ensure domain...more

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GDPR touches DN transfers: Changes to inter-registrar transfer procedure call for extra vigilance

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As a result of the obscuring of the WHOIS details for many registrants’ domain name records that has come in the wake of the entry into force of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on 25 May 2018...more

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Whois, We Hardly Knew Ye: GDPR Spells Doom For Domain Name Ownership Transparency

By now, our readers are likely familiar with the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), the sweeping, European Union-wide legal and regulatory regime that provides enhanced protections for personal data. The GDPR, which...more

Cooley LLP

Alert: A Dark Time for Data: WHOIS Blackout Period Likely Starting in May

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What do you do when you want to look up the owner of a domain name? You probably perform a "WHOIS search" to find out the owner's name and contact information. The WHOIS system, which makes certain domain registration data...more

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GDPR And The Future of WHOIS Data

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With the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) set to go into effect on May 25, 2018, many questions remain as to what entities that control and process data from EU citizens must do to comply. ...more

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GDPR’s Impact on Online Brand Enforcement

The European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, and the European Commission have enacted a new data privacy regulation in 2016 entitled the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that will likely be adversely...more

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What’s up with WHOIS? The GDPR May Limit or Prevent Access to Domain Name Registration Information

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Domain name registrars and registries might soon be changing their mantra from, “I think ICANN,” to, “Maybe ICANN’T,” when it comes to providing publicly available WHOIS information for domain name registrants. New potential...more

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