Sorry if this is a little late (3 days), but I just noticed it in my
in-box.
I have to agree with everything Bill Lovell says. There has been far
too much finger-pointing over the past few years (or decades). It is
simply not productive.
Bill is fine example of how not all trademark lawyers are bad <G>.
Sorry couldnt resist.
But...
It is unreasonable to expect everyone to agree with everyone else on
every subject.
It is unreasonable to expect everyone to agree with everyone on a
single subject.
However it appears (counter to logic) that everyone wants to agree
about trashing lawyers. Does not compute.
It's lots of fun to trash lawyers (I do it all the time from my safe
vantage point wrapped in my legal background). But it's a lot more
productive to deal with the issues.
end of rant.
Bill Lovell wrote:
>
> At 10:19 AM 2/17/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >Carl Oppedahl wrote:
> >
> >>>What is the domain name holders burden in a filing like that?
> >>
> >>Typically a few tens of thousands of dollars.
> >
> >Which is exactly why pseudo.org may lose their domain name. The
> >non-infringing non-commercial domain name holder can't afford tens of
> >thousands of dollars. The reverse domain name hijackers have very little
> >downside. All they need do is claim infringement (even though there is NO
> >analysis in the US that supports the claim, and they know it) and he domain
> >name holder's only recourse is to spend tens of thousands in legal fees
> >that generally aren't shifted back to the reverse hijacker in court.
> >
> >WIPO's policy wouldn't be any better. And people wonder why individuals
> >and small business domain name holders need representation.
>
> Well, then we have folks like Ellen Rony coming along and blasting all
> "trademark lawyers," others like James Santaga who raves about "greedy
> lawyers" and adds that the judges are all dolts, while at the same time
> Phil Howard wants a change in the law to end the NSI policy. If such
> should come about, what do you suppose would be the field of work of
> those who will have accomplished that? EEs? I think not.
>
> The thinking on this issue will become vastly improved when people quit
> pointing fingers at stereotypical scapegoats and insulting whole groups
> of people as a class.
>
> Sheesh!
>
> Bill Lovell
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