Re: Thread 2: 60-day issue

[Joe Kelsey <joe@zircon.seattle.wa.us>]

Christopher Ambler writes:
 > >I have not heard any solid arguments from Karl or Kent or Chris or
 > >anyone else against the 60-day period why it will restrain the average
 > >business. 
 > 
 > Okay, I'll give it a shot.
...
 >   Joe's Grocery owns (for example) buyfoodonline.com, which they have
...
 >   Jane's Grocery sees this and realizes that because of a great idea
 > that Jane had last night, she could do it much much better. She
 > applies for betterfoodonline.biz, but is told that she cannot use

Neither of them should have a 2LD. However, if Jane tries to use
betterfoodonline.biz then Joe will probably sue for re-use of the
foodonline part. Even if Joe is grandfathered into a .com domain, jane
should use better.foodonline.alt or janes-grocery.seattle.wa.us or
something else. Isn't a nice simple 3LD like better.foodonline.alt much
better looking than betterfoodonline.biz?

/Joe