Re: [IFWP] Political Domain Name story

[Karl Auerbach]

> A land-rush pursuant to previously-existing rights.  So it's first come
> first serve, unless it isn't.  

Trademark holders have no "previously-existing rights" in the domain name
space.

Rather, they are trying to create *new* rights at the expense of others
who happened to learn about the Internet first.

                --karl--