There is artificial scarcity in the domain name world. Aspects of trademark
law are undermining the public's access to the English language.
Take the common word Yahoo. It existed way before Yahoo.com and will likely
exist after the present yahoo.com corp. goes under one day.
Yahoo is a word from the public domain. I should be able to register and
use Yahoo.~~ for personal expression, and for business use that isn't
similar to how Yahoo.com uses that word.
The domain world is skewed/screwed up because of artificial scarcity.
Business comprises only one aspect of the domain world.
Expression and the free movement of ideas drive this new paradigm more than
"business".
Mind is unlimited.
sWerve
> From: "William X. Walsh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: "William X. Walsh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 19:54:00 -0700
> To: "easygoing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re[4]: Slowing ?
>
> Hello easygoing,
>
> Wednesday, April 18, 2001, 7:51:10 PM, easygoing wrote:
>
>> As usual William, you are somewhere out in left field.
>
>> It frightens me the rare times that we agree on something. :)
>
> Speculation is a sign that things are healthy in the domain biz. I
> just think it is something that shouldn't be discouraged.
>
> After all, in every other industry, it is encouraged and acceptable.
>
> --
> Best regards,
> William mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>
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