Provider selection under the ICANN UDRP: an analysis whether ICANN's original goals are being achieved

Internet Corporation for Assigned Numbers ans Names' (ICANN) Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) was intended to provide a competitive method for resolving domain name disputes. This article identifies several possible ways in which providers of such dispute resolution services could compete against each other and examines the impact of such competitive behaviour upon the market for domain name disputes. It posits that ICANN's original goals set out during the establishment of the UDRP may not have been fully achieved due to the responses of providers to such market forces and suggests avenues for further research.