> >I'm not against a UDR, but I'm against the wipo udr.
> >
> >What's wrong with a registry saying "bring us a court order" =3F
> >
> >(And is there anything better =3F)
>
> ..and isn't this where the dispute will ultinately be decided anyway=3F
>
Courts are of course the last resort. That's what they are there
for, but that is not a reason to renounce all the other 'resorts' such
as omsbudsman panels or local arbitration. Frankly, it looks like
the a priori decision to not let registrars compete in the area of
dispute resolution is a major misstep. Not only would it attach
some serious responsibility to the registrar's role; we could learn a
lot about larger effects if some experimentation was allowed in this
(really relatively small) aspect of the globalizing process.
Btw, I note that using WIPO's Arbitration and Mediation Process
was part of the gTLD/MoU proposal 2 years ago. The Website at
arbitration.wipo.int however gives no indication that it's ever been
used for anything, let alone DN disputes. Does anybody know?
kerry
