Re: Trademarks, random strings, sharing, reserved words

[Karl Denninger <karl@Mcs.Net>]

> 
> On Sat, 28 Dec 1996, Karl Denninger wrote:
> 
> > > So let's have many top level domains, and nobody is *stopped* from using their
> > > TM.   They are only stopped from using it in a form in which it is not a TM,
> > > namely without a context.  
> 
> > 	world.  Further, we didn't even extend the namespace to TWO
> > 	dimensions (name/line-of-work) -- doing that would have required
> > 	issuing HUNDREDS of TLDs and we don't want to do that
> 
> One TLD. .BIZ
> 
> MCS.NET.BIZ
> MCS.FROZENFOOD.BIZ
> MCS.RADIO.BIZ
> 
> Now, that is a two-dimensional namespace.

Yep.

So is "mcsnet.inet", "mcs.car", "mcs.radio".

> If the IAHC would only create *ONE* gTLD and get their 20 registrars set
> up managing the SLD's within .BIZ then we could sidestep a lot of
> problems.
> 
> > First you have to be willing to actually map the DNS namespace in a
> > reasonable semblance of how things work in the real world.  The IAHC is
> > unwilling to do that.
> 
> That's a little harsh. Maybe they just haven't seen how it could all work
> yet.

No, I think they understand exactly how it could work.  Remember, these
folks are supposed to understand this stuff AND many of them are supposedly
practicing LAW in this area.

I'm sorry, but I don't buy the ignorance or lack of thought arguments.

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