The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) is a 501(c)(6) non-profit association dedicated to building awareness about and ending the systemic domain name abuses that plague the Internet today. CADNA was founded in 2007 by several leading brands and FairWinds Managing Partners Josh Bourne and Phil Lodico.

CADNA was formed specifically in response to the growing international problem of cybersquatting, which is the bad-faith registration of a domain name that includes or is confusingly similar to an existing trademark. Collectively, this infringement costs organizations billions of dollars in lost or misdirected revenue, in addition to mounting legal costs in defense of their own domains.

The objective of CADNA is to decrease occurrences of cybersquatting by pushing for anti-cybersquatting legislation updates and The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) policy reforms.

Effecting Change on Behalf of Domain Owners

Through the efforts of its members, which include prominent brand owners, leading-edge adopters and builders of the Internet’s best practices, CADNA facilitates dialogue and spurs action by policymakers to address gaps in both the law and ICANN policies that enable domain name abuse and consumer fraud.

A Different Kind of Coalition

CADNA offers its members a singular opportunity to tap the intellect and experience of a global network of their peers. By pooling the collective expertise of its members, CADNA offers valuable insight into effective solutions to the problem of trademark infringement online.

Cybersquatters are a quick-moving target. The best way to aggressively pursue them and put an end to the abusive domain-name practices that result in lost revenue, diverted traffic and poor consumer experiences is to assemble a coalition that moves even faster. CADNA represents such a group. The relatively small size of this elite member coalition enables it to remain agile, taking swift action on policy and advocacy to prevent the spread of cybersquatting.