Re: Hijacked Domain Names?

[Karl Denninger <karl@Mcs.Net>]

> On Fri, 22 Nov 1996, System Administrator wrote:
> 
> > > Adrian Cooper wrote:
> > > >Many of the most desirable TLD names such as ".usa", ".eur", ".web" etc.
> > > >etc. have already been hijacked it seems by AlterNic and others ahead of
> > > >the ultimate IAHC rulings. These organisations do appear to speak most
> > > >emphatically about "their" domains.
> > > >
> > > >Can we take it that these domains are currently deemed to be "on loan"
> > > >to these unauthorised (by IANA) organisations, and that when the time
> > > >comes for IANA to allocate TLD's in due process these "hilacked" domains
> > > >will be available for all to apply for equally, or will it be a case of
> > > >"possession is 9/10 of the law" and the "alternative" organisations fully
> > > >expect to retain their pre-empted gains?
> > > 
> > 
> > No you cannot take it that these are on loan. I consider that AGN (my 
> > company) owns USA and EARTH and will use every mean to force the I***
> > organizations to respect the intellectual property rights of my company.
> 
> I think this issue of ownership needs to be clarified.  In my view the 
> only thing that these people who have registered TLD's under AlterNic own 
> are the TLD's for the root servers administered by AlterNic.
> 
> So long as the IANA or IAHC allocates TLD names independently of AlterNic
> there really isn't a legal issue is there? In other words, just partition
> the Internet, leave it up to network administrators whose root servers they
> choose to use; either the IANA's or AlterNic's or whoever's.  So 
> AlterNic does in fact "own" their TLD's.  As long as the IAHC or IANA 
> does not attempt to force them to not use those names there shouldn't be 
> a legal issue.

So then you would support someone setting up an alternative .COM and would
beleive that NSI would have no reason to be able to sue or otherwise recover
if that took place?

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