>From: "Michael Froomkin - Public Interest Representative, WIPO Panel of Experts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >X-Sender: amf@boxster >Reply-To: "Michael Froomkin - Public Interest Representative, WIPO Panel of Experts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], DNS Policy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED], > "domain-open-rsc.org" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Domain Names -- Critique of WIPO RFC 3 >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=iso-8859-1 >Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE >Content-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.96.990219123055.9816C@boxster> > >I have prepared a document entitled "A Critique of WIPO's RFC 3" which is >available from http://www.law.miami.edu/~amf . =20 > >I argue that WIPO's RFC 3, which contains extensive proposals for the >prevention and resolution of disputes regarding domain name registrations >in .com, .org and .net, is seriously flawed in its current form. Although >I am a member of the Panel of Experts=94 that WIPO has established to advis= >e >it in this process, this document represents my personal views only, >and the opinions expressed in it should not be attributed to WIPO or to >any other member of the Experts Group. > >I'=92d like to suggest that people interested in the future of the Internet >take a look at RFC 3, and also my comments. I would urge interested >parties to make comments to WIPO before the deadline. > >Here's some relevant background information: > >The World Intellectual Property Organization is currently preparing >recommendations that will go to ICANN regarding the harmonization of the >Domain Name System (DNS) with the needs and desires of trademark-owners, >and the holders of other intellectual property rights. The report is >accessible from WIPO'=92s RFC 3 web page, >http://wipo2.wipo.int/process/eng/rfc_3.html.=20 > >Among the proposals contained in WIPO=92s Interim Report, RFC 3 are >extensive mandatory alternate dispute procedures for all registrants in >=2Ecom, .org, .net and any new open gTLD that could be invoked by any >third party who felt that his intellectual property rights (a term that >includes but is not limited to trademarks) were infringed in by the >registration or use of the domain name. The document also sets out >extensive procedures for the protection of famous and well-known >trademarks. > >WIPO has requested that public comment on this report be submitted by >March 12, 1999. Comments can be submitted by email to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] or via a web-form accessible from >http://wipo2.wipo.int/process/eng/rfc_3.html > >[Please feel free to repost as appropriate until March 12, 1999.] > >[Cross-posted to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, DNS Policy ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >A. Michael Froomkin | Professor of Law | [EMAIL PROTECTED] >U. Miami School of Law, P.O. Box 248087, Coral Gables, FL 33124 USA >+1 (305) 284-4285 | +1 (305) 284-6506 (fax) | http://www.law.tm > --> It's warm here. <-- -- "How gratifying for once to know... that those above will serve those down below" - S. Todd [EMAIL PROTECTED] "It's all just marketing" +1 (613) 473-1719 Maitland House, Bannockburn, Ontario, CANADA, K0K 1Y0
