The Browns had a long history of dealings with the Respondent and her predecessor-in-interest leading up to filing its Complaint with the WIPO.

FORBES: Cleveland Browns Secure Domain Name "browns.com" -- Take It To The Dawg Pound

While WIPO's report mainly focused on abuses in registering domain names -- with name "scalpers" often purchasing choice domain names and then selling them at a high price -- ICANN said that it needs to develop a more comprehensive policy regarding all intellectual property issues.

CNN: Group created to help ICANN manage the Internet