Re: Thread 2: 60-day issue

["Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>]

Karl Denninger writes:
> That the existing registrar has a fucked-beyond-belief (sorry, that's the
> only way to describe it) policy DOES NOT give rise to the right of the IAHC
> to implement yet another one of these.

The lawyers all seem to uniformly like the new proposed policy, modulo
a question of how long the wait should be.

> Publication is sufficient.  Why not design something similar to CURRENT
> Trademark practice in the US?

If you want to register a trademark in the U.S. you have to undergo a
challenge period as it stands.

> --> The domain issues immediately *just like a dba or corporate name*.
> --> Publication occurs for, say, 60 days.  During that time period the
>     domain name is CONTESTABLE.
> --> After 60 days the publication period ends and the domain becomes by
>     policy INCONTESTABLE.  You can still sue, but that's the only way to 
>     destroy it now.

Assuming "contestable" means a legal challenge (rather than getting
the registrar involved, which is unacceptable) this could only be
implemented through some sort of international treaty or a law passed
in every country. I would not mind such a thing being done, but it
isn't likely to happen on our say-so, and certainly not on a schedule.

> Please tell me how THIS policy would not meet the needs Carl.

I'm not Carl, but I will note that although it might meet people's
needs, it is beyond our power to implement.

Perry
Speaking for myself, not for the IAHC