Roger,
IP Claims are valid prior to the drop, so there's not reason to give IP
holders anymore power than they already have. In fact, domains are not class
specific. Trademarks are. In fairness, there should be no superior rights to
anyone without famous marks (i.e. marks that transcends class like Coke, ATT,
IBM, etc.)
As to random, that's the point. The drop -- now in it's own non-interferring
pool -- allows a random assignment to any monkey who clicks the firstest and
the mostest. You too can be a monkey and have a chance to win! Think hockey.
The puck drop is random, yet all within a known window of time.
As to the MonopoList (WLS), that concept rewards pre-planning. The early bird
gets to "foreclose other's rights," for a fee of course. Nothing random about
paying "protection money." Everyone is equally screwed.
Vinnie says, "Hey, whatya mean by screwed! Wez jes do'n a little business fer
da boss. You wanna protection, don't ya!"
Ah... sure Vinnie. Sure...
"Roger B.A. Klorese" <rogerk@queernet.org> 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.
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