On 27-Feb-99 Roeland M.J. Meyer wrote:
> At 02:57 AM 2/27/99 -0800, William X. Walsh wrote:
> >
> >I can't cite cases right now, but I remember someone else doing so on one of
> >these lists where filing a trademark or copyright or related filing for the
> >purpose of circumventing an existing procedure in another legal process was
> >grounds for having the filing disregarded in the existing procedure.
> >
> >I'll look for the reference, IANAL and all that, so can any of the attorney
> >members please provide some feedback on this?
>
> Yes, but that mark was expressly made for the purpose of circumventing
> another *legal* process. ICANN is NOT a law-making body, nor is it a bone
> fide regulator. It is a private corporation. Don't come back with the
> Federal Reserve either, they are operating under special charter of US
> Congress. ICANN has been solely empowered by the US Executive. It has no
> more power, to enact law or regulate, than MHSC does.
As I said Roland, this is your take on that issue, I'd like to hear from
someone with more background in this type of law on their take.
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E-Mail: William X. Walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 27-Feb-99
Time: 12:42:01
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