> Fourth,
>there does not seem to be any reason why third parties need
>to know the anniversary date or status of domain names for
>which they have no association and, if they do feel they
>need this information, they could contact the registrant to
>request this information.
The whois database is the primary tool used by third parties to police
their intellectual property rights. It is also a much used tool for
searching the availability of marks for adoption (as NSI is aware, given
the heavy use if whois by such commercial search firms as Thomson & Thomson).
One of the most critical pieces of information in analyzing the rights
between parties is the priority date of adoption - without knowing the
registration date a third party cannot determine when the DN registrant
first manifested an itnerest in the mark. Also, isn't knowledge of the
registration date necessary for determining whether a request for intiating
a request for NSI's dispute resolution policy?
Also, because the third party will often need to learn the registration
date in a conflict situation, the DN registrant itself is not a likely
forthcoming source of accurate information.
>
>Chuck Gomes
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Carl Oppedahl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Thursday, January 21, 1999 1:05 AM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Why has NSI started hiding registration dates?
>
>
>The Whois service provided by NSI suddenly no longer
>provides information
>on the registration date for a domain name. Why did NSI
>make this change
>that hides the registration dates?
>
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