Say, isn't there some bill in New York about that also? Then again, it's only for
New York, I think...
There are quite a few other laws besides the ACPA, and indeed there are significant state laws.
As one might expect, California state law has extensive provisions dealing with rights of publicity.
And this is probably a good jumping off point for noting that there are "trademark-like" rights that operate independently of trademark law.
In Europe, for example, one important trademark-like right is the "appellation of origin". A French wine cannot be called a Bordeaux, a Medoc, a Champagne, etc., unless it actually comes from that region and is certified as such by the regional agency that controls the use of the term as applied to wine. This is true of parma ham in Italy, of feta cheese in Greece, and so on. The appellation may apply to a region, process, or collective organization that determines what may be, and what may not be, parmesan cheese.
There were several UDRP cases early on which considered the trademark-like "right of publicity" that applies to the name or likeness of a celebrity. Some panels have taken a strict view that the UDRP applies only to "trade or service mark" rights as written, and some panels have taken a more expansive view.
If you would like an extensive discussion of rights of publicity versus, say, fair commentary on a public figure, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has been involved in litigation relating to trading cards and bobblehead dolls depicting him as "the governator". He owns certain rights in his depiction as "The Terminator", but as governor he is fair game for satirical or parodic comment, so the cases have had to distinguish between souvenir or toy items that primary depict him as a governor, as a super-hero, or use aspects of the super-hero character as a symbolic comment on his role as governor.
Celebrities and their agents are often quite pleased when domainer fans are willing to assist them in obtaining a domain name. This whole notion of "make a fan site and then sell it to them" is pretty stupid. If you truly admire someone, then why are you trying to rip them off. On the other hand, many are happy to provide autographed items, tickets, or other suitable tokens of gratitude.
