John B. Reynolds a �crit:
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> It is likely that the legal definition of "commercial" varies from country
> to country. For the purposes of the NCDNC, we need a uniform definition.
> IMO, that definition should be based on the purposes of the organization
> involved, not how it uses its domain(s).
Sound logic, there. You're winning this debate, I'm afraid to say.
> There has already been debate on this list as to exactly what "domain name
> holders" means. Is it just those who hold SLD's or lower level domains
> issued directly by a TLD registry? Or would reynolds.my-isp.net count?
No, it should mean anyone who has actually registered a domain with
a NIC. Or, as Stef says, anyone with administrative control of a
zone file.
> Trade associations are an excellent example of why formal rules beyond the
> one-sentence constituency definition are required. They are generally
> membership organizations who do not market products or charge directly for
> services, and are typically certified as non-profit. On that basis, they
> could credibly claim to be "non-commercial" in the absence of specific
> language excluding organizations whose sole purpose is to advance the
> interests of commercial entities.
I give. How would you word it?
