Re: 60 day waiting peroid.... a suggestion ...

[Daniel Kaplan <dkaplan@terra-nova.fr>]

At 18:01 21/12/96 -0600, Christopher Sevcik wrote:

>Why is it that I can Incorporate a business, and be providing value
>for my public (clients) *the-same-day*, but when it comes time to 
>registering a domain name with the 60 day wait, I am denied the right
>to provide value for my public, potentially stopping me from competing 
>with competitors who have submitted sooner?
>
>No matter how smart or fast or wealthy we are, there is always someone,
>somewhere that has gone further than you might have, and the greatest 
>thing about business, is that when you identify that a competitor has
>raised a standard that you have not, if you throttle up, work around
>the clock (whatever), you can catch up and often surpass back to a 
>leadership position overnight (figuratively speaking).
>
>60 day wait prevents and limits that potential.

One reason: because here you become visible to the whole world, not just
from one country. Infringement becomes so much easier...

As for the 60 dayx, it may be a little too long, but I don't believe that it
is really on the critical path for an organization's Internet presence. The
technical, organizational, market planning, content building... works take
longer than that. Just plan your projeccts correctly, and you won't see the
60 days going by.

Daniel
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