### Question
How is the term domain name defined?


### Answer
The term **domain name** is defined in *17 U.S.C. § 504* as the following:

> given that term in section 45 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the registration and protection of trademarks used in commerce, to carry out the provisions of certain international conventions, and for other purposes" approved July 5, 1946 (commonly referred to as the "Trademark Act of 1946"; 

#### Citation:
  - *17 U.S.C. § 504*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 5-COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT AND REMEDIES**

