Joe Judith and all,
Well I have read it, and I don't see all of what you are talking about
here. But in any event, I am not too concerned. If ICANN tries
to make me sigh an agreement upon renewal that is egregious
there are several legal avenues I can take. I may sign it but I will
do so under great deress and state so. At that point I have several
avenues that I can pursue should that become necessary...
J. Baptista wrote:
> From: Judith Oppenheimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 19:47:00 EDT
> Subject: Don'tTakeMyDomainName.com
>
> > Dear Domain Name/Web Site Owner:
>
> > "Your domain name can be cancelled, revoked, deleted or
> > transferred at any time at our discretion."
>
> > Signed,
>
> > Every .com registrar.
> > *********
>
> This is not maybe, or later. This is now.
>
> It's got nothing to do with trademark disputes or contested
> name disputes.
>
> Your trademark status does not exempt you.
>
> Agreements among ICANN, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and Network
> Solutions, Inc., have been placed at http://www.icann.org/agreements.htm.
>
> There is a public comment period which will end on October 29, 1999.
> A link for comments - http://www.icann.org/agreements.htm -
> is supposed to be available later today.
>
> "Any language, including the ICANN Registrar Accreditation
> Agreement clause J.7.i., that results in domain name seizure
> policies in registrar/registrant contracts, should be stricken
> immediately."
>
> Feel free to comment using use this suggested language.
>
> If you'd like more background information or documentation
> prior to commenting, email me at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED],
> subject head Don'tTakeMyDomainName.com.
>
> Judith Oppenheimer, 1 800 The Expert, 212 684-7210
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Publisher of ICB Toll Free News: http://icbtollfree.com
> Publisher of WhoSells800.com: http://whosells800.com
> Moderator TOLLFREE-L: http://www.egroups.com/group/tollfree-l/info.html
> President of ICB Consultancy: http://JudithOppenheimer.com
>
> TOLLFREE-L is edited, published and compilation-copyrighted
> by Judith Oppenheimer, publisher of ICB Toll Free News
> (http://icbtollfree.com) & WhoSells800.com
> (http://whosells800.com), and President of ICB Toll
> Free Consultancy (http://800consulting.com).
>
> [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: So tell me Judith, has ICANN made a
> grab or power play for your domain name yet? How long do you think
> it will be before a telco somewhere decides they need 'tollfree' for
> the name of some commercial website they decide to operate and you
> lose it?
>
> Seriously people, you need to go look and READ CLOSELY the nightmarish
> contract that you get to sign the next time your domain name comes
> up for renewal. They mean business. The internet is not yours any
> longer. The contract is horrible, and is tilted entirely in favor of
> Big Business, the people that put ICANN in business and intend tokeep
> it there. PAT]
Regards,
--
Jeffrey A. Williams
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