Wednesday, August 25, 1999, 1:28:16 AM, Robin Nixon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I am afraid I must for the most part agree with WIlliam here. As to
>>the characterization of PGmedia, I don't agree with that. But by in
>>large, trying to claim ownership of a large number of gTLD's
>>without the benefit of a TM on them or even with a TM, unless you
>>can legitimately financially support those gTLD's, you are spitting
>>in the wind, so to speak...
> TLDNS.COM chooses not to make claims. Neither in areas where others have
> made claims nor in areas whhere they haven't (although our prior use
> reserves us that right in this latter case). Instead our vision is for an
> open naming system of unlimited 'TLD's - where different groups may look
> after different areas for easy management - but where the names belong to
> the Internet in general and not any single individual or organization.
The moment you accept a registration for a domain under a TLD, you are
making a claim to manage that TLD, and to have the right to issue that
domain under that TLD. When you accept MONEY for that domain, then
your claim is even more clear.
As I said already, I don't envy your position, legally or otherwise.
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