Re: Thread 2: 60-day issue

[chris@hal.iodesign.com (Christopher Ambler)]

>I'm curious (perhaps I missed the answer to this, in which case I 
>apologize) as to the reasoning behind this clause.  Is it intended
>to make sure that all trademark issues are resolved before the domain
>goes into serious use, or is it intended to give domain owners a bit
>of protection, or what?

As I read it, it's meant to allow for trademark owners to register
a dispute before the domain goes into use. Any other name-registration
system, however, only has a publication phase, not a hold phase. I
can get a DBA, corporate name, what have you, and start using it
immediately, even though someone can dispute it. Then, the parties
settle, or they go to court. That's how it's worked for over 100
years, and I have no illusion that we can solve a 100-year-old
problem now.

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Christopher Ambler
President, Image Online Design, Inc.