Re: registrar charging $30,000 for "platinum" pre-registration

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Kent and all,

Kent Crispin wrote:
> 
> On Thu, Nov 13, 1997 at 10:44:17AM -1000, pat forrestal wrote:
> > will this fee GUARANTEE registration?
> 
> No.  Such a guarantee would be fraud.  In fact, the whole scheme seems
> silly.  You could preregister the name with 10 other registrars and
> have a better chance of getting in.

  Very ture.  I agree.
> 
> IMO anyone would be a fool to pay $30000, and registrars charging such
> amounts are bigger fools.  I know I certainly won't do business with
> one.  Fortunately, there are some 80 odd other choices...

  Yep.
> 
> Keep in mind also that the only names likely to be worth anything
> like that amount are names with significant intellectual property
> value, and the ACP rules make it pretty difficult to capitalize on
> what is clearly someone else's intellectual property.

  Hummmmm?  Intresting change of view with respect ot intellectual
property stance from you Kent.  >;)
> 
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