Re: 60 day waiting period -- look at the facts!

["Leo Smith" <barter@ntplx.net>]

Carl Oppedahl wrote:
: Let's state this clearly.  Stability of URLs is very, very important to
the
: Internet.  More important, I suggest, than instant registry of domain
: names.  (And please recall that if somebody needs a domain name in a
hurry,
: they can always simply register a third- or fourth-level domain name, and
: obtain what they want instantly.)

Carl...If stability of URLs is important (and I'm not sure I agree, since
many URLs become "unstable" as the result of neglect and abandonment by
their owner), and if 99.99% of all instantly registered URLs are forever
stable in as much as they are never successfully challenged as an
infringement by a trademark holder, then the benefits of "stabilizing" the
.01% of successfully challenged URLs do not offset the costs of a 60 day
delay for the 99.99% of URL users who will not be affected by trademark
claims.

A 60 day wait is not warranted if the outcome affects only a minuscule
percentage of total users. There should be a zero day wait. Trademark
holders claiming infringement should seek legal redress in court against
the specific infringer. Internet Users should not be subjected to any
waiting period whatever.