RE: A question about protocol

[Karl Auerbach <karl@CaveBear.com>]

> There is a good reason for the 60-day wait.  Without a waiting period the
> domain name owner begins to market their products and services, prints up
> business cards and other materials with their domain name/URL, and might
> actually be stepping on another's TM rights.  Then the TM owner comes in
> and the poor domain name owner is beside themselves.

Before making the application the applicant is free to do a search for
conflicting trademarks, corporation names, etc.  Indeed, its generally
prudent for anyone who is entering a business to do so -- the cost of
finding a new domain name and doing reprinting will be the least of
the applicant's expenses should it recklessly or negligently start
using another's name.

If an applicant feels the need for additional security, it is
perfectly at liberty to voluntarily refrain from using its domain
registration for whatever additional period it likes.

Somehow I don't feel much need to protect the applicant from himself
in this circumstance.

There is no reason to impose an an overlong period on everyone merely
to protect the stupid or hypercautious businessperson from himself.

		--karl--