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==Cybersquatting==

==Cybersquatting==

One of ICM's moves to calm worried trademark holders is its aggressive [[cybersquatting|anti-cybersquatting]] policy. The Rapid Evaluation Service hopes to shut off any obvious, registered infringements within a period of days.<ref>[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/24/domains_with_celeb_names_banned/ Domains with Celeb Names Banned, TheRegister.co.uk]</ref>

One of ICM's moves to calm worried trademark holders is its aggressive [[cybersquatting|anti-cybersquatting]] policy. The Rapid Evaluation Service hopes to shut off any obvious, registered infringements within a period of days.<ref>[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/24/domains_with_celeb_names_banned/ Domains with Celeb Names Banned, TheRegister.co.uk]</ref>

In December, 2011, it was announced that the [[National Arbitration Forum]] (NAB) would handle the Rapid Evaluation Service; they would also be running a second, similar service for ICM, the Charter Eligibility Dispute Resolution Policy. The NAB has been a [[UDRP]] evaluator since the late 1990s, and has evaluated over 17,000 domain disputes. The system will be paperless, and the Rapid Evaluation Service allows trademark owners to quickly and efficiently challenge any infringement, while the Charter Eligibility Dispute Resolution Policy allows users to challenge the eligibility of a .xxx domain owner. Those owners are expected to be companies or individuals professionally involved in the adult entertainment industry.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2011/12/05/nab-announces-its-rapid-evaluation-service-to-handle-xxx-disputes-like-the-udrp-but-faster/ NAB Announces Its Rapid Evaluation Service to Handle XXX Disputes like the UDRP but Faster, The Domains.com]</ref>

Between December 6, 2011, and February 8, 2012, the [[National Arbitration Forum]] announced that it had taken down a dozen .xxx domains through the use of the Rapid Evaluation Service. 15 complaints had been filed in that time frame. In every instance the complainant won, and in 11 of 12 instances the complainant was a trademark holder. It costs $1,300 to file a complaint, and while the service can suspend a site within 2 days, it has been taking up to 12 days in many of the cases to render a final decision.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/a-dozen-xxx-sites-hit-by-rapid-takedown/ A Dozen XXX Sites Hit by Rapid Takedown, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

===Unilateral Domain Seizure===

===Unilateral Domain Seizure===