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Forum press release practices — National Arbitration

National Arbitration Forum is ceased its questionable press release practices.

I’ve been critical of National Arbitration Forum, which handles domain name UDRP disputes, for its practice of issuing press releases related to its arbitration decisions. Most (if not all) of these releases have been released when NAF has found in favor of big name firms in domain name disputes (e.g. Amazon.com, high profile celebrities). My belief is that if an arbitrator sends out press releases when it finds in favor of high profile firms and people then the arbitrator might lean toward ruling against a domain name owner.

During Domain Roundtable in Seattle I met a lawyer from NAF. I explained my issue to her and I have good news to note. Apparently there was a battle within NAF between the PR department and legal side regarding issuing these press releases for the exact reason I stated. NAF no longer issues such press releases as of a couple months ago.

It’s good to hear that NAF is doing the right thing.

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