Re: Thread 2: 60-day issue

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

Perry said...
>Christopher Ambler writes:
>> First off, I should echo Kent's comments that the 60-day period would
>> apply to only a seriously small percentage of domains,
>
>I'd guess over 99% of contracts are never contested. Why do we bother
>to write them down? Aren't written contracts just a "hassle" we
>could do without?
>
>The vast majority of wills are simple. Why have a will at all?

Because making a contract or writing a will harms nobody. A 60-day
waiting period harms the vast vast majority of domain registrants.

>If you can actually set up an on line grocery delivery business
>complete with payments from inception to full rollout in substantially
>less than 60 days, you shouldn't be trying to enter the registry
>business -- you should be doing systems contracting.

We do. We are. What has this to do with my argument?

>> Jane now has a 60-day wait before she can compete,
>> through no fault of her own. She will immediately question the
>> registrar as to why they are placing this restraint on her trade.
>
>I assume, Chris, that you sue your suppliers for "restraint of trade"
>when they tell you parts are on allocation?

This, again, has nothing to do with my argument. The IAHC is
defining policy here, and can define a policy around this insane
requirement.

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Christopher Ambler
President, Image Online Design, Inc.