On Mon, 5 Jul 1999 23:47:36 -0400, "Diane Cabell"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
>From: Richard J. Sexton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Monday, July 05, 1999 9:28 PM
>Subject: [IFWP] Trademark Stupidity
>
>
>> Here's a good one. Zenith watches, in Switzerland, makes the most
>> accurate mechanical watches known. Rolex uses a de-tuned (God nows why)
>> Zenith movement in their high end chrongraph. ("Daytona").
>>
>> Samsung bought American company Zenith, and although they havn't
>> made a watch, ever, the trademark classiciation "Horological
>> instruments" lets a Korean company prevent a Swiss company
>> from selling arguably the best watch ever made, in the US.
>
>Trademark law doesn't prohibit the selling of anything. It only restricts
>how the product is *labeled.* Zenith US got to the US mark first. Zenith
>CH will have to use a different name to sell in the US. First-come
>first-served does have it's downside.
>>
>> I think if trademark lawyers are defining the DNS then it's
>> only fair plan that nameserver operators should define tradematk
>> law.
>
>Hey, you engineering wonks had first shot at the naming policy. It just
>didn't take US law into account so now we overbearing know-it-alls have to
>come in and clean up the mess.
>
You are absolutely wrong, and in the worst way.
--
William X. Walsh
General Manager, DSo Internet Services
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax:(209) 671-7934
"The fact is that domain names are new and have unique
characteristics, and their status under the law is not yet clear."
--Kent Crispin (June 29th, 1999)
