Give a whole new meaning to the phrase 'safe sex'!! ;-)
Chris.
PS One of the more interesting registrations here is http://www.sex.ltd.uk
The mond boggles ..
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger B.A. Klorese" <rogerk@queernet.org>
To: "Loren Stocker" <loren@800.net>
Cc: <discuss-list@opensrs.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2003 10:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Re: [Re: [Re: [Re: [Re: GoDaddy:]]]]
> Loren Stocker wrote:
>
> >
> >Time-line>>>>
> >1997: New Domains First Proposed
> >1999: Wired News carries story of Sex.Com's extraordinary value
> >2000: Sex filed as trademark, #2306348
> >2001: Sex.Info awarded to off-shore venture during Sunrise
> >2003: Roger doesn't see how this can happen;)
> >
> And when was the trademark on "sex" *granted*? How long did that take?
>
> Of course, of the sex.com folks were too stupid to file to protect their
> mark, *and* too stupid to watch the filings and fight the registration
> with dfemonstrated prior use, they deserve it.
>
> I don't see anything unjust about the offshore company being awarded
> that domain if they fully registered a mark, given sex.com's failure to
> protect it.
>
> >So, we should allow unjust enrichment every time a domain drops? Duh.
> >
> >
>
> Also, of course, I have yet to see that having "sex.info" enriched
> anyone -- since people go to .com by default.
>
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