Re: Verisign Screw-up

From: Roger B.A. Klorese (rogerk@queernet.org)
Date: Fri May 03 2002 - 00:59:03 EDT


At 10:10 PM 5/2/2002 -0500, POWERHOUSE wrote:
>Actually that is like comparing apples to oranges. A domain is a BUSINESS
>OR a personal site.

No, it isn't. A domain is the way you REACH a site. It's not the site.

>If someone STEALS a personal site, that has no value, but a BUSINESS site,
>is YOUR INCOME.

And if WorldsGreatestStore.com gets stolen, if they do their customer
contact right, they can continue the next day at SchmoobleFart.com with
nary a glitch.

>They stole his/her Business(domain for doing business), and they broke
>ICANN's policy in doing so. Therefore, it don't matter what their
>Agreement is, they have to abide by ICANN's rules, GRANTED, they don't
>always, but they cannot make an Agreement, which breaks ICANN's agreement
>they agreed to, it won't hold up in a court of law, that I do know.

And those rules say they get reimbursed for the registration. Period.



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