2014 New York Laws
GBS - General Business
Article 9-C - (146 - 149) CYBER PIRACY PROTECTIONS; DOMAIN NAMES
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.