Re: [IFWP] Re: Cato Institute forum on domain names ...

[Greg Skinner]

Mikki Barry wrote:

> Although I may have misunderstood, I still say that a group who feels that
> existing laws do not offer them enough protection should not then be able
> to circumvent that existing law through private corporations given
> "trusteeship" over an international resource.

I think the "trademark interests" are unhappy with cybersquatting, not
opposed to registration of free speech or other "noncommercial" domain
names.  Unfortunately I don't see any practical means of relieving
their anxiety.  As long as people are out there acquiring domain names
for the purpose of reselling them, and "trademark interests" feel this
hurts their business, they'll fight for rights to get the names they
want.

--gregbo