Domain Name Fraud | Read How Delhi HC plans to regulate non-compliant Domain Registrars
The Delhi High Court has issued wide-ranging directions to curb fraudulent domain name registrations used for impersonation, phishing, and financial scams.
The Delhi High Court has issued wide-ranging directions to curb fraudulent domain name registrations used for impersonation, phishing, and financial scams.
“The DNRs continue to promote alternative infringing domain names, several of which are clearly prima facie infringing the trade marks of the plaintiffs. In such a situation, not only shall the concerned DNRs lose the safe harbour protection, the said DNRs would be liable to be treated as infringers against whom reliefs would be liable to be claimed.”
The Delhi High Court examined multiple suits involving misuse of well-known trademarks through fraudulent domain names used for impersonation and consumer deception.
by K.P. Hemanth Kumar* and K. Pattabhi**
by Aman Varma*
by K.P. Hemanth Kumar* and K.P. Pramodh Kumar**
by Paakhhi Garg* and Nachiketa Mittal**
by Varun Kumar† and Ishika Mittal††
by Supratim Chakraborty† and Himeli Chatterjee††
Cite as: 2023 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 68
The object of the Act is to provide for the processing of digital personal data in a manner that recognises both the right of individuals to protect their personal data and the need to process such personal data for lawful purposes and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.