Well, only a few days ago, I knew virtually nothing about this domain
registration business. Yet I rather quickly came to the tentative
conclusion that it doesn't make sense that people are allowed to register
other people's names (aside from cases of the same name, which could be
worked around by assigning unique identifiers or in most cases, middle
names) and that this should not be legal. Prior to that, I don't recall
discussions here or anywhere else taking this position. This is why I came
up with the tenative proposal that people have domains with their own name
set aside for their own use; at birth or whenever this would take effect for
those already here.
So if it's illegal or clearly unethical, why is is allowed, done apparently
frequently (even GoDaddy admitted this to me when someone from their called
about other matters) and not called into question very much?
Randall
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric S. Sande" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 11:16 PM
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Grabbing domain names of well-known persons?
>Okay, here's an admittedly strange question: Is it always inherently
>wrong, >improper or maybe even illegal to register someone else's name as
>a domain
name, particularly if they are a prominent person?
Without their explicit permission yes, in my opinion (obviously).
Fourth Amendment of the Bill of Rights. Copyright law. Multiple court
decisions concerning privacy rights.
Ethical and moral considerations.
Just not doing it if the person has no opportunity to object or consent.
Suppose I registered randy.net and then posted pornographic material
and claimed it was yours. Would that be legal? Maybe.
Would it be right? No.
If you can't see that then you haven't got a sense of basic fairness,
which
I got from the start.
If you've got a sense of mission, please either engage this person in a
collaborative effort or leave them alone.
That is all I have to say on this topic.
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