N.Y. General Business Law § 148: Unlawful registration of domain name

§ 148. Unlawful registration of domain name. 1. No person or entity

shall register a domain name that consists of the name of another living

person, or a name substantially and confusingly similar thereto, without

that person's or entity's consent, with the specific intent to profit

from such name by selling the domain name for financial gain to that

person or any third party.

2. A person or entity shall be only liable for a violation of

subdivision one of this section if such person or entity is the domain

name registrant or such registrant's authorized licensee.

3. A person or entity who in good faith registers a domain name

consisting of the name of another living person, or a name substantially

and confusingly similar thereto, shall not be liable under this section

if such name is used in, affiliated with, or related to a work of

authorship protected under title 17 USC, including a work made for hire

as defined in 17 USC 101, and if the person or entity registering the

domain name is the copyright owner or licensee of the work, the person

or entity intends to sell the domain name in conjunction with the lawful

exploitation of the work, and such registration is not prohibited by a

contract between the registrant and the named person.