ABSTRACT
A recent decision on a domain name dispute involving the complainant, Brisbane City Council (BCC) was handed down on 7 May 2001, by a sole WIPO arbitrator under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (Uniform Policy). The domain name in dispute was www.brisbanecity.com. The complaint was filed at the beginning of 2001 by BCC, a body corporate. The respondent, Warren Bolton Consulting Pty Ltd (WBC), is a company situated in Rockhampton. BCC did not receive an arbitral award in its favour. The decision impacts upon the policy surrounding protection of geographical place names as domain names. The decision can officially be found at arbiter.wipo.int/domains/decisions/html/2001/d2001-0047.html and ironically unofficially at www.brisbanecity.com.
