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The '''Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy''', or '''UDRP''', is a set of guidelines used by [[ICANN]] to resolve disputes regarding the registration of domain names.

The '''Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy''', or '''UDRP''', is a set of guidelines used by [[ICANN]] to resolve disputes regarding the registration of domain names.

==Controversy==

==Controversy==

A common complaint about the UDRP process is that decisions from UDRP panels or individual arbitrators can be very inconsistent, or even 'inexplicable'.<ref>[http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2014/dailyposts/20141215.htm The Lowdown] Domain Name Journal, retrieved 17th December 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.domainarts.com/2014/02/04/the-udrp-a-problem-at-the-core-of-the-internet-reposted/ UDRP a problem at the core of the internet] Domainarts, retrieved 17th December 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.domainbits.com/frank-schilling-loses-udrp/ Frank Schilling loses UDRP] Domainbits, retrieved 17th December 2014</ref>

A common complaint about the UDRP process is that decisions from UDRP panels or individual arbitrators can be very inconsistent, or even 'inexplicable'.<ref>[http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2014/dailyposts/20141215.htm The Lowdown] Domain Name Journal, retrieved 17th December 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.domainarts.com/2014/02/04/the-udrp-a-problem-at-the-core-of-the-internet-reposted/ UDRP a problem at the core of the internet] Domainarts, retrieved 17th December 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.domainbits.com/frank-schilling-loses-udrp/ Frank Schilling loses UDRP] Domainbits, retrieved 17th December 2014</ref>

 

==References==

==References==

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