FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS CONCERNING DOMAIN NAMES

FEES
DISPUTES
GENERAL

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Who is the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law?
How did the SAIIPL become involved in the Regulations?
What does the SAIIPL offer as a Dispute Resolution Provider?
Can the Parties settle a Dispute prior to the appointment of an Adjudicator?
An ISP (or Website Developer) has hijacked my domain name, What do I do?
Can an ISP retain my domain name as security for a debt I owe?
What exactly is Cybersquatting?
What is Typosquatting?
What is Domain Name Parking?
What is Reverse Domain Hijacking?
What is a Domain Name?
What is the Domain Name System?
What is a gTLD?
What is a ccTLD?
How do the Regulations Work?
What are the Potential Outcomes of a Dispute, and are they Binding?
Does this ADR process apply to all 2nd level .za Disputes?
What are the Typical Instances that the ADR Process is Intended to Resolve?
What Rights are Protected in terms of the ADR Process?
What is an Abusive Registration?
Are There any Factors that Would be Indicative of an Abusive Registration?
What happens if I elect not to file a Response?
I have been given a deadline to file my Response. By what time must the Administrator receive the Response on the day of the deadline?
Must a Response be submitted in both electronic and hardcopy?

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