Kent and all,
I could not agree more with your argument Kent. The same can be said
for the ICANN's "Accreditation Policy" as well and the WIPO "Final
Report" Recomendations... They are all variances of the same
theme...
Kent Crispin wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 05, 1999 at 01:13:28PM -0700, Bill Lovell wrote:
> > >
> > This comment exhibits the mind set of assuming that all domain name
> > registrations involve businesses, or at least providers of goods or services
> > of some kind, as would be the case with trademarks.
>
> I do not have such a mindset.
>
> > That is precisely the
> > root of the whole conflict: the very existence of the academic community,
> > game clubs, mushers, group authoring, other individuals, etc., is ignored.
> >
> > Bill Lovell
>
> That is not what I intended to convey. The basic idea is that domain
> names are there to be *used*, not *sold*. If someone does a
> non-commercial site at "catsup.com" that, in my view, should be
> strongly protected, and the site owner should be able to thumb their
> nose at Heinz with no fear of legal hassle. (That's why I don't
> support the proposed bill under discussion -- too much potential for
> legal harassment.)
>
> But if someone registers 200 common words for resale, that should
> not be protected. It is not only denying access to commercial users
> who might want the name, it is denying access to non-commercial
> users just as much (if not more, since non-commercial users wouldn't
> be able to pay the speculator).
>
> --
> Kent Crispin "Do good, and you'll be
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] lonesome." -- Mark Twain
Regards,
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