"First come first served" RULES!

[Bob Allisat <tor@wtv.net>]

Kent wrote:
> You were mistaken.  I "own" songbird.com; I have a registered
> trademark for "songbird"; I like the name, I value the name, I use it
> in business, and I want to protect it.  I also want to protect the
> domain name.  Furthermore, I think it is transparently clear and
> indisputable to anyone who thinks that domain names have value, and
> that value intersects the realm of intellectual property law. 

 Kent's SONGBIRD.COM has blocked
 scores of other more legitimate
 claimants to the domain from "owning"
 it. They are forced into all sorts 
 of misnomers to describe their work
 or businesses. And their names are
 in many cases internationally registered,
 Trade Marked and copyrighted. And they
 have in most cases been in business
 for decades longer than Kent. And yet
 the lad gets to sit on that name simply
 because he was there first. In essense
 Kent in his actions has validated the
 or embodied concept of "first come first
 served". A concept that by extension has
 been and must continue to be applied
 equally well/poorly to Top Level Domains.

 The only rationalization to any of
 Internic's claims and to IAHC/CORE's
 recent activities is the same: "We were
 there first". Except IAHC/CORE wasn't
 and .ART and .WEB (not to mention .NET,
 .COM, .ORG, .PER, .WTV, .FCN, .XXX,
 .SEX, .ZOO, .ECT) "belong" to other
 concerns. Precedents have been set long
 ago. By Crispin and all those people
 who were there a half a step ahead of
 the rest of you. I own WTV.NET & FCN.NET.
 Crispin and the others who were lucky
 or clever own even more choice domain
 names. The same rule must apply to Top
 Level Domains. *Unless* and *until*
 Kent et al are willing to give up their
 plum Secondary Domains to more appropriate
 holders. Which no-one is willing to do.

 No need to argue this one Kenty old
 boy. Your actions speak volumes louder
 than any rationalizations you may throw
 on this issue. Internic has it's legitimate
 Top Level Domains. So does COREnic. So
 does Alternic and my FREEnic and Ambler's
 WEBnic and SKYnic and every other Network 
 Information Centre that may emmerge in the
 next year. After the judge rules and the
 root servers are blown wide open for the
 same free competition you and me and
 everyone who owns a nice .COM or .NET
 profits from or not as the case may be.
 See you set the precedent Mr. Crispin.
 We are just following in footsteps not
 breaking new ground here...

 TeleVirtually Yours,

 Bob Allisat

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