FW: Heath problems with IAHC

[Jay@Iperdome.com]

FYI,

Has Don come to his senses?

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The Wall Street Journal  09/19/97 00:00
        Technology and Telecommunications -- 
        Net Interest: A Plan To Change the Name Game
        By Jennifer L. Schenker
        (Copyright (c) 1997, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.)

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And last week in Geneva, where an [Internet] trade show was
held, one of the plan's original backers caused a stir by declaring it
flawed; he claimed the proposed system had legal problems and hadn't had
enough consultation. Then he declined -- at least until the faults are
fixed -- to sign a legal document that would have set the system in
motion.

"I am not going to go down in history as the one that screwed up" the
way the [Internet] works by signing a flawed [domain-name] agreement, 
huffed the defector, Donald Heath, head of the [Internet] Society, an
international organization that coordinates [Internet] policy and
technology. He flew back to the U.S. vowing to get Washington to get 
off the sidelines and take a stance on the issue.

Mr. Heath's declaration passes for high drama in the geeky [Internet]
world -- and his change of heart adds to a litany of problems for the
reform plan that may delay its implementation beyond the planned
February start date. Among the many complaints, from many [Internet]
service companies and Net experts: The new system could worsen the 
current international trademark disputes that arise when more than
one company in more than one country lays claim to the same Net
address.

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Regards,

Jay Fenello
President, Iperdome, Inc.  
404-250-3242  http://www.iperdome.com