Re: Why does everyone assume that a registry must be like the Internic?

[Aveek Datta <MoNoLiTH+@CMU.EDU>]

Excerpts from newdom: 23-Nov-96 Re: Why does everyone assum.. by Bob
Allisat@wtv.net 
>  Aveek and his co-workers. They must, however,
>  be willing to abide by the terms and conditions
>  .FCN or .WTV must present in order to "share"
>  in our TLD space and serve our clients in an
>  unbiassed manner. For example we will never

 Top Level Domain Ownership.
 Can someone OWN the rights to a top level domain? You can own a registry,
 but can you won a top level domain? Or is this public property that must
 be handled as such? And what is handled "as such"? This is issues that
 the IAHC must decide on, and then I bet the courts will make the final
 decision.

 I personally believe that top level domains can not be owned; they are
 a public resource. So your argument just doesn't make sense. However,
 there is no clarity on the issue; if TLDs can be owned, then we have
 to deal with all this prior use stuff.  If not.... well that would be
 nice, now wouldn't it?


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