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

[Mark J Elkins <mje@mje99.posix.co.za>]

On Dec 21,  6:01pm, Christopher Sevcik wrote:
} >How do others feel about this proposal in regards to 60 day wait???

} 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?

To file for a trademark can take years - but once files - you can use
the mark - pending the normal process...

Allow a domain to be registered immediately (after whatever immediate
checks are available) on the understanding that if it does infringe on
something (Trademark, Intellectual property - etc) that it could be
removed - say within an investigative period of 60 days.  The
onus is on the company asking for the name - if they are doing wrong
(knowingly or unknowingly) - they loose their domain.

Some companies will be caught - the majoritory however will be able to
proceed with buisness as desired.



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