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

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

Pat and all,

pat forrestal wrote:
> 
> will this fee GUARANTEE registration?

  I would assume that the answer to this question is in the hands of the
CORE registrar.  As has been pointed out and ask for revision on
several occasions without review comment from POC/CORE/PAB, there is
no verbage spiceficly outlining any GUARENTEE (See MoU and CORE-MoU
for details) of registration within those respective agreements.
This is just one of many smaller points that need dradtic revision
befor the MoU is really ready fir prime time.

  However this is just my opinion....
> 
> pat forrestal
> 
> On Thu, 13 Nov 1997, Jeff Williams wrote:
> 
> > Paul and all,
> >
> > Paul Stahura wrote:
> > >
> > > I agree with Ed Sweeney.
> > > Registrars should be allowed to charge any price the wish:
> > > $30,000 or free.
> > > Our price will most likely be somewhere in between, but that is up to us.
> >
> >   I would hope it will be somthing less than $30,000.00!  >;)  But I
> > believe the question or concern on this thread was regareing
> > Pre-registration.
> >
> >   So Ed's comments really were not addressing this concern either.
> > >
> > > Paul Stahura
> > > Syllogistics LLC (CORE #54)
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Ed Sweeney <ed@sweeney.net.au>
> > > To: gtld-discuss@gtld-mou.org <gtld-discuss@gtld-mou.org>
> > > Date: Thursday, November 13, 1997 4:37 AM
> > > Subject: Re: registrar charging $30,000 for "platinum" pre-registration
> > >
> > > >
> > > >To Mr Dimayuga and all interested parties I would like to point out that to
> > > >set a fixed price of $50 per name is otherwise known as "price fixing".
> > > >This is illegal and represents constraint of freedom of trade.  It is also
> > > >contrary to the free and competitive registration process which CORE was
> > > >formed to bring about.
> > > >
> > > >If the opening of registrations is dealt with in a "round robin" manner
> > > >then it is up to the individual registry and interested clients to come to
> > > >an agreement regarding not only price but the position of their application
> > > >in the registrar's queue.
> > > >
> > > >Some companies will require a service such as this to minimise the risk of
> > > >an "opportunist" registering their trademarked name.  Whilst the subject of
> > > >value is irrelevant (since interested parties are welcome to apply for
> > > >registration elsewhere) we feel this is likely to cost a lot less than a
> > > >lengthy legal battle.
> > > >
> > > >Currently we see nothing wrong with offering parties the opportunity to
> > > >upgrade their level of service by agreeing to an increased registration
> > > >fee.  This is one of the advantages of utilising a "smaller" registry.
> > > >Capital Networks has a committment to customer service at the highest
> > > >possible level.
> > > >
> > > >Ed Sweeney
> > > >Capital Networks Pty Ltd
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Arminda Dimayuga wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>if you don't believe me, point your browser to http://www.capital.net.au
> > > >>and see for yourself.
> > > >>
> > > >>$30,000 (US) for "platinum paid pre-registration", meaning that if you
> > > >>give them $30,000 (per domain name), they'll put your application near
> > > >>the beginning of their que.
> > > >>
> > > >>What do you all think about this kind of practice?
> > > >>
> > > >>I personally don't think that should be allowed.  I think that every
> > > >>registrar should be required to accept registration and pre-registration
> > > >>applications in a fair manner (i.e., first-come, first-serve), for a
> > > >>competitive price (e.g., $50).
> > > >>
> > > >>Arminda Dimayuga
> > > >>
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> > > >>
> > > >
> >

Regards,

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