Konstantinos Komaitis: Difference between revisions

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Organization:	Internet Society
Affiliation:	I* Organization
Region:	Europe
Country:	Germany
Email:	konstantinos [at] komaitis.org
Website:	Komaitis.org
LinkedIn:	Konstantinos Komaitis
Twitter:	@kkomaitis

Konstantinos Komaitis is the Director, Policy Development at the Internet Society.^[1]

Before joining the Internet Society in July 2012, he was a Senior Lecturer at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, UK. He holds a PhD in Law.

Industry Involvement

Dr. Komaitis has been a member of ICANN's Non-Commercial Users Constituency since 2005 and served as its chair from 2010 to 2012. He was a member of ICANN's Special Trademark Issues (STI) team, which drafted the recommendations for the rights protection mechanisms for new gTLDs, and is on the Policy Advisory Board of Directors for DotMobi.^[2]

He was formerly the chair of the Membership Committee of GigaNet, an academic network interested in Internet governance, and continues to serve as a panelist for the Czech Arbitration Forum, which is the responsible legal body for all .eu domains involved in the UDRP.^[3]

Publications

Dr. Komaitis is the author of the book, "The Current State of Domain Name Regulation: Domain Names as Second-Class Citizens in a Mark-Dominated World", a well-researched overview of the legal, institutional and ethical problems caused by the clash between domain names and trademarks.^[4]

References

[1] ttps://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/staff/konstantinos-komaitis

[2] Komaitis.org

[3] Komaitis.org

[4] Komaitis.org

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+'''Konstantinos Komaitis''' is the Director, Policy Development at the [[Internet Society]].<ref>https://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/staff/konstantinos-komaitis</ref>
-'''Konstantinos Komaitis''' is a Senior Lecturer of IT&T Law at  the University of Strathclyde.<ref>[http://strath.academia.edu/KonstantinosKomaitis strath.academia.edu]</ref> He teaches about Internet law, trademarks, and domain names.
+Before joining the Internet Society in July 2012, he was a Senior Lecturer at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, UK. He holds a PhD in Law.
-===Industry Involvement===
-Mr. Komaitis has been a member of [[ICANN]]'s [[NCUC]] since 2005; and he is the current chair of the constituency, with a tenure set for Jan. 2011 to Jan. 2012.<ref>[[ICANN 41]] Interview</ref> He has also been involved in other special working groups and bodies; he was a member of the 2009 -2010 Special Trademark Issues Team, Working Group on Recommendation 6, and the Policy Process Steering Committee; he has also worked on the Post-Delegation Dispute Resolution Policy and the Registrar Accreditation Agreement. His work with the [[NCUC]] and his interests in the [[UDRP]] and trademark issues allowed him to help draft the Trademark Clearinghouse and the Uniform Rapid Suspension System.<ref>[http://www.komaitis.org/about-me.html Komaitis.org]</ref>
-He is a member of [[ISOC]].<ref>[[ICANN 41]] Interview</ref>
+==Industry Involvement==
+Dr. Komaitis has been a member of [[ICANN]]'s [[NCUC|Non-Commercial Users Constituency]] since 2005 and served as its chair from 2010 to 2012. He was a member of ICANN's Special Trademark Issues (STI) team, which drafted the recommendations for the rights protection mechanisms for new gTLDs, and is on the Policy Advisory Board of Directors for [[DotMobi]].<ref>[http://www.komaitis.org/academic-cv.html Komaitis.org]</ref>
-Prof. Komaitis is the former chair of [[GigaNet]], an academic network interested in Internet governance. He continues to serve as a panelist for the Czech Arbitration Forum, which is the responsible legal body for all [[.eu]] domains involved in the [[UDRP]].<ref>[http://www.komaitis.org/about-me.html Komaitis.org]</ref>
+He was formerly the chair of the Membership Committee of [[GigaNet]], an academic network interested in Internet governance, and continues to serve as a panelist for the Czech Arbitration Forum, which is the responsible legal body for all [[.eu]] domains involved in the [[UDRP]].<ref>[http://www.komaitis.org/about-me.html Komaitis.org]</ref>
+==Publications==
+Dr. Komaitis is the author of the book, "The Current State of Domain Name Regulation: Domain Names as Second-Class Citizens in a Mark-Dominated World", a well-researched overview of the legal, institutional and ethical problems caused by the clash between domain names and trademarks.<ref>[http://www.komaitis.org/my-book.html Komaitis.org]</ref>
-===Publications===
-Konstantinos Komaitis is the author of the book, "The Current State of Domain Name Regulation: Domain names as second-class citizens in a mark-dominated world", which originally stemmed from his doctoral thesis topic.<ref>[http://www.komaitis.org/my-book.html Komaitis.org]</ref>
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+[[Category:NCUC]]