Not to mention being completely unworkable, but it again propagates the
MYTH that IP holders have some exclusive right to the user of any terms
they happen to hold trademark status on, and that any other use of those
terms is somehow "less" legitimate.
People moan and complain that first come first served isn't fair, but
come up with "solutions" to this mythological problem that are even
worse.
On Sat, 2003-05-10 at 18:34, Roger B.A. Klorese wrote:
> Loren Stocker wrote:
>
> >Not just ONE consumer by embracing this self-serving abuse of power -- the
> >Verisign MonopoLIST* (i.e. WLS) -- but empower ALL consumers who want a fair
> >opportunity to compete. There should be dozens of services like Go Daddy to
> >help consumers get a fair crack at dropping domains. If you've been around a
> >while you'll know that these services can BEAT all but the most determined
> >squatters (who now use the service themselves)!
> >
> >
>
>
> If you were really interested in giving people a fair chance at dropping
> domains, something like the following would happen.
>
> When a domain was deleted, applicaitons for it could be filed for some
> number of days.
>
> The application would indicate whether there was an intellectual
> property claim involving prior use of a brand (with supporting
> material), or simply an open request.
>
> At the end of the period, IP claims would be considered. If any were
> valid, it would receive the domain. If multiple were valid, one would
> be selected at random.
>
> If no IP claims were made or were valid, one applicant would be selected
> at random.
>
> The only charge would be a normal registration fee.
>
> That is, of course, if you're really interested in fairness, and not
> just in a "free market" revenue opportunity.
-- domainwhiz <domainwhiz@yahoo.com>
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