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Uniform Domain-Title Dispute-Guide Policy is a policy of ICANN for the resolution of disputes on top domain names.

Based on data from a policy, complaints come submitted to approved dispute-guide service providers, which may be corporations or even non-nonprofit. A run is according to international & national dispute resolution traditions.

UDRPinfo.com
Practical policy and statistical information relating to the ICANN's UDRP (Uniform Domain-Name Dispute Resolution Policy), links to UDRP providers, policies, decisions, panelist profiles and an e-mail update service.

Why ICANN's Domain Dispute Rules are Flawed: Part I
"It is time to spell out exactly why this set of rules threatens to damage the very fabric of the Internet." [Register]

Why ICANN's Domain Dispute Rules are Flawed: Part II
"We covered the first five of the ten main points in the first part. Here are the remaining four and a short piece on the future of UDRP." By Kieren McCarthy. [Register]

ICANN: UDRP
Official documents about and records of proceedings under the UDRP.

What the Hell is UDRP?
"A simple rundown on what precisely it is, why it's important and why we dislike it." By Kieren McCarthy. [Register]

WIPO Loads Dice in Domain Dispute Conference
"WIPO made sure its views on domain name disputes were made clear at an international meeting in Geneva on Monday by stacking pro-WIPO speakers against critics." By Kieren McCarthy. [Register]

WIPO Domain Dispute Coup Continues
"WIPO has continued its march toward control of the domain dispute market, taking 68.5 per cent of all cases in November." By Kieren McCarthy. [Register]

Professor Tears ICANN Domain Dispute Policy to Pieces
"Professor Michael Geist from the University of Ottawa has added to the cacophony of criticism against ICANN over its domain dispute resolution policies (UDRP)." By Kieren McCarthy. [Register]

The UDRP: Is It Un-Fair.com?
News and reader comments about law professor's findings of bias in the domain-dispute resolution process. [Slashdot]

Law Expert Charges Bias In Domain-Dispute Arbitrations
"A legal expert's comprehensive analysis of fast-track arbitration, which is used to settle disputes over the ownership of Internet domain names, suggests that the process is fundamentally biased in favor of outfits that want to wrest addresses from so-called 'cybersquatters.'" By Steven Bonisteel. [Newsbytes]