Re: AGN-DNS EARTH/USA Registry Terms and Conditions FIRST DRAFT

[jp@PalmerOwns.The.Earth (John Palmer)]

> 
> shaw wrote:
> > 
> > John,
> > 
> <SNIP>
> > 
> > Needless to say, it is not much of a stretch to pre-suppose that
> > Alpha-3 ISO 3166 TLDs (e.g., .usa) would fall under similiar types
> > of 'jurisdiction'. While this may or may not be true for .usa, I
> > think you can probably imagine some of the politics involved if
> > certain Alpha-3 ISO code were allocated (for example, it is hard
> > to imagine that they should be allocated to anyone but a corresponding
> > national entity/individual). Personally, I think it would be better
> > to stay out of the politics and hold/reserve Alpha-3 ISO 3166 codes
> > for future use (or non-use as the case might be).
> > 
> > Robert
> > IAHC Member, expressing personal opinions...

Robert,
   Thank you for your contribution. Please consider the following
points: 

   1> The nations already have the two-letter codes. 
   2> Many of the three letter codes for nations are abbreviations for
      other things as well. To restrict usage would be to needlessly
      eliminate possibilities.
   3> AGN has been developing USA for a year now and has many people 
      registered under that domain. You would be disrupting many web
      sites, hosts and e-mail sites
   4> In the United States, the government would not be able to 
      restrict usage because we have FCFS trademark laws and also
      the 1st amendment.
   5> AGN has developed a plan to make USA useful for both those who
      want structure (ie: domain.state.usa, domain.city.state.usa)
      and those who want a freeform domain (ie: Something.USA). This
      sets us apart from the .US top level domain which is too
      strict as it only allows geographical registrations.

   AGN will continue to develope USA and hopes that the committee will not
make any decision which will disrupt several hundred sites already using 
USA.

   John Palmer

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