Re: An Open Letter to the IAHC

[Hank Nussbacher <hank@ibm.net.il>]

On Sun, 29 Dec 1996, John Palmer wrote:
> Someone please explain why anyone would want to volunteer to 
> become a registry when they have no lock on a source of income because
> they dont have exclusive rights to own a gTLD property. 

Why are there a few dozen companies that publish classic books whose
copyright has expired?  They don't have an exclusive and they have lots
of competition.  They do it cuz they believe they can advertise better, 
lock up marketing agreements with chains, etc.  You will have to learn how
to differentiate your product from others.  How does Lycos survive vs.
Excite, Infoseek or Yahoo?  I suggest you go review your college notes
from Business 101.

> John Palmer
> 

Hank Nussbacher
IAHC member
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