Re: Thread 2: 60-day issue

[Simon Higgs <simon@higgs.com>]

At 2:25 PM -0600 12/24/96, Steve Peterson wrote:

Well if that's the case the registry must do due diligence with a
trademark search and notify all likely participents. Watch that idea
get shot down instantly.

> I think you have to give the trademark owner a little time to review the
> application before the domain is turned on.  It's one thing to keep a
> domain from being turned on;  another to have an existing, active domain
> turned off.  It should be harder to convince a court to do the latter.  In
> order to level the playing field there needs to be a short period at the
> beginning where you're not disrupting existing activity if you shut off a
> domain.
>
> At 10:52 AM 12/24/96 PST, you wrote:
> >I see this as a simple statement that there is no waiting period for
> >activation in the DNS, but that there is a 60-day puublication
> >period, during which applicants should expect any disuptes due to
> >trademark issues. The resolution, nor any forced waiting period,
> >should not be put upon the registrar, but upon the registrant.
> >


Simon

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