>From: "John Berryhill Ph.D. J.D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 15:58:37 -0500 > > >The domain name fibershield.net, which was ordered "cancelled" in a Uniform >Dispute Resolution Policy proceeding, has been re-registered by Mr. Russell >Smith, the operator of consumer.net, domainia.org, and many other domain >names relating to privacy issues, consumer issues, and not surprisingly, the >questionable wisdom of allowing trademark lawyers to determine how the >Internet domain name system is run. > >The National Arbitration Forum should be congratulated for its role in >promoting free speech on the internet by ordering the domain name to be >taken away from the two disputing businesses that had been using the term >"fibershield" and allowing the domain name to be registered by someone who, >until today, had no interest in the term whatsoever. Mr. Smith intends to >use the domain name for the legitimate non-commercial purposes of his >organization, thus making the domain name safe from further tampering by >trademark lawyers. > >The WIPO drafters of the Uniform Dispute Policy should also be congratulated >for providing for this "random transfer" method of settling disputes. This >is an entirely new concept for alternative dispute resolution - if two >parties are fighting over something, then give it to an entirely unrelated >third party. Clever. > > > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.dnso.com It's about travel on expense accounts to places with good beer. - BKR
