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A strategic committee (with not more than 10 members) composed of a representative from each member of the organization advises EURid. The committee conducts at least four meetings per year.<ref>[http://www.eurid.eu/en/about/management/articles-association EURid Articles of Association]</ref> Other members include Philippe de Buck and Christopher Wilkinson.

A strategic committee (with not more than 10 members) composed of a representative from each member of the organization advises EURid. The committee conducts at least four meetings per year.<ref>[http://www.eurid.eu/en/about/management/articles-association EURid Articles of Association]</ref> Other members include Philippe de Buck and Christopher Wilkinson.

==Other Developments==

==Other Developments==

In September, 2011, EURid finally won judgment on a large [[cybersquatting]] case that had been building for some time. The defendant was Buycool.com/Blogdo.com/Zheng Qingying, who registered 9,000 [[.eu]] domains despite the fact that they were cybersquatting the trademarks of prominent European businesses and that they were not even based in Europe, a stipulation of .eu registration, but instead based in China. They used a UK phone number and address to cheat the registry's verification systems. After EURid initially suspended the domains, the cybersquatter took the issue up in a Belgian court. They were found to have registered the domains in bad faith in September, 2010. The year long delay in releasing these domains was time allotted for appeals and notifications. Blame has been put on EURid's poorly managed [[Sunrise Period|sunrise period]], [[Landrush Period|landrush period]], and brand protection plans.<ref>[http://www.hosterstats.com/blog/2011/09/14/eurid-wins-against-zheng-cybersquatter/ EURid Wins Against Zheng Cybersquatter, HosterStats.com]</ref>

In September, 2011, EURid finally won judgment on a large [[cybersquatting]] case that had been building for some time. The defendant was Buycool.com/Blogdo.com/Zheng Qingying, who registered 9,000 [[.eu]] domains despite the fact that they were cybersquatting the trademarks of prominent European businesses and that they were not even based in Europe, a stipulation of .eu registration, but instead based in China. They used a UK phone number and address to cheat the registry's verification systems. After EURid initially suspended the domains, the cybersquatter took the issue up in a Belgian court. They were found to have registered the domains in bad faith in September, 2010. The year long delay in releasing these domains was time allotted for appeals and notifications. The fact that the registrations were able to take place is symptomatic to some of EURid's poorly managed [[Sunrise Period|sunrise period]], [[Landrush Period|landrush period]], and brand protection plans.<ref>[http://www.hosterstats.com/blog/2011/09/14/eurid-wins-against-zheng-cybersquatter/ EURid Wins Against Zheng Cybersquatter, HosterStats.com]</ref>

==References==

==References==