Recent developments regarding domain name registrations potentially affect all domain name owners.
Some of these developments are the clarification of policies regarding trademark and domain name disputes, the issuance of a mandatory new form required to transfer domain names between registrants, and the announcement of a proposed new private entity to administer key Internet functions. Although intended to protect the registrant's interests and protect NSI from liability, this policy requires planning on the part of domain name owners to ensure that they have access and the ability to change their registration information if necessary. Difficulties with changing a registrant's information arise most often in the context of a registrant whose designated administrative contact is no longer with that company. Worst-case scenarios include administrative contacts who are unwilling to consent to the change because they have become disgruntled former employees of the company, or who are unavailable to make the change because they have left the company and cannot be located. Although a variety of legal maneuvers, such as an ex parte court order, are available for companies whose administrative contacts have already left the company, some advanced planning can minimize these potential complications.