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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A. A violation of this Subpart shall be a deceptive and unfair trade practice in the same manner provided for in R.S. 51:300.13(A).
B. In addition to the attorney general's right to bring an action for injunctive relief, an aggrieved person may also bring such action, and if a court awards injunctive relief, it may order the forfeiture or cancellation of the domain name or the transfer of the domain name to the aggrieved person.
C. The court may award costs to the attorney general or other law enforcement authority in the same manner provided for in R.S. 51:300.13(D).
D. (1) 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.
(2) 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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 51, § 300.22. Violations; private actions - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-51-sect-300-22/
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