ANALISIS TERHADAP PUTUSAN WIPO ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION CENTER ANTARA KETUT PUSPA ARIANI V. MARTIN LINDSEY-CLARK DAN WHOIS PRIVACY PROTECTION SERVICE, TERKAIT KEPEMILIKAN
NAMA DOMAIN WWW.STORMBREWING.NET
Brasma Oktavianto 110110080282
Memiliki nama domain menjadi suatu kebutuhan bagi para pelaku usaha pasar online. Masalah sering timbul pada penentuan nama domain atau alamat pada situs internet bagi pelaku menggunakan mereknya sebagai nama domain. STORM merupakan merek dagang dari PT. ASUHI yang dipimpin oleh Ketut Puspa Ariani yang bergerak di bidang pembuatan dan penjualan bir di Indonesia dan Singapura sejak 2004 dan mendaftarkan merek dagangnya di Indonesia dan di Singapura pada tahun 2012, serta memiliki hak merek, terkait “STORM Brewing Iron Stout.” Martin Lindsey-Clark adalah pendaftar dari nama domain www.stormbrewing.net pada tahun 2012 yang merupakan mantan distributor dari PT. ASUHI itu sendiri. Nama domain tersebut memiliki kesamaan pokok dengan merek dagang dari PT. ASUHI yaitu STORM, dan di dalam website tersebut disertakan informasi informasi yang menyesatkan konsumen kepada competitor dari STORM yaitu STARK. Tujuan penelitian yaitu untuk mengetahui apakah Martin Lindsey-Clark berhak mendaftarkan nama domain nya selaku distributor PT. ASUHI dan apakah Putusan Panel WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) telah berdasarkan ketentuan Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) dan Undang-udang Informasi dan Transaksi Elektronik.
Untuk membahas permasalahan dalam studi kasus hukum ini penulis melakukan pendekatan secara yuridis normatif. Metode yuridis normatif digunakan untuk melakukan pengkajian terhadap kaidah-kaidah hukum yang berlaku, terutama yang berhubungan dengan upaya perlindungan hukum terhadap nama domain serta merek dalam jaringan internet, misalnya UU Informasi dan Transaksi Elektronik, UU Merek dan peraturan yang terdapat dalam UDRP.
ABSTRACT
ANALYSIS TOWARDS THE DECISIONS BY WIPO ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION CENTER BETWEEN KETUT PUSPA ARIANI V. MARTIN
LINDSEY-CLARK AND WHOIS PRIVACY PROTECTION SERVICE, CONCERNING THE OWNERSHIP OF WWW.STORMBREWING.NET
DOMAIN NAME Brasma Oktavianto
110110080282
Having a domain name becomes a necessity for online business marketplace. Issues often arise in the determination of the domain name or address in the internet for the business in cyberspace. STORM is a trademark of PT. ASUHI is a limited liability company with Ketut Puspa Ariani acting as the Director and Majority Share holders, that operate in brewing and selling beer in Indonesia and Singapore since 2004 and has registered the trade name in both Indonesia and Singapore in 2012, which they have the rights to used the name “STORM Brewing Iron Stout.” Martin Lindsey-Clark is the registrar of the domain name www.stormbrewing.net in 2012, which is acting as the distributor for STORM beer led by PT. ASUHI. The domain name prolonged the element of characteristic similarity with the brand of STORM form PT. ASUHI, therein also contains information that misleading the consumers which led directly to STORM main competitor STARK. The purpose of this case study is to determine whether Martin Lindsey-Clark have the rights to register the domain name on his behalf which at the present time act as the distributor of PT. ASUHI and whether the decisions by WIPO in line with the rules based on Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy and Indonesian Legislation regarding Information and Electronic Transaction.
This case study was conducted by applying a normative judicial review. Normative methods are used to perform an assessment on the rules of law, particularly relating to the protection of the law against the domain name and trademark in the internet, such as Information and Electronic Transaction Law, Trademarks Law, and UDRP Rules.
The conclusion of this case study writing, in Indonesia as well as in other countries, trademark infringement and dilutions cases have been increased due to illegal uses of trade marks as domain names, known as cybersquatting. The act of cybersquatting clearly has violated the exclusive rights of trademarks owners. A transfer of the disputed domain name is an option in cybersquatting dispute resolution mechanism based on the UDRP, which the UDRP only resolve disputes over domain names administratively.