Louisiana § RS 51:300.12 - Individual domain name protection; prohibited activities; exceptions
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§ RS 51:300.12. Individual domain name protection; prohibited activities; exceptions
A.(1) No person shall register a domain name that consists of the name of another living person or an alias or nickname by which such person is commonly known, or a name substantially and confusingly similar to such name, without the person's consent, with the specific intent to profit from such name by selling the domain name for financial gain to that person or any third party.
(2) Additionally, no person shall attempt to resell or resell the domain name that consists of the name of another living person or an alias or nickname by which such person is commonly known, or a name substantially and confusingly similar to such name, without the person's consent, for a price in excess of the registration cost paid by the original registrant.
B. Nothing in this Subpart shall prohibit the transfer by the original registrant of a domain name that is the name of another living person or an alias or nickname by which such person is commonly known, or is substantially or confusingly similar to such name, to the person whose name has been registered as long as the cost of the transfer does not exceed the registration cost paid by the original registrant.
C. Nothing in this Subpart shall prohibit a person from registering a domain name that consists of the name of another living person or a deceased personality or an alias or nickname by which such person is commonly known, or a name substantially or confusingly similar to such name, if such name is used in, affiliated with, or related to a work of authorship protected under Title 17 of the United States Code.
D. No domain name registrar, domain name registry, or any other domain name registration authority shall be subject to any penalties or liable for damages under this Subpart for the registration or maintenance of a domain name for another absent a showing of bad faith intent to profit from such registration or maintenance of the domain name.
Acts 2001, No. 388, §1, eff. June 13, 2001.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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