> I must reiterate that the reason that many of us signed the petition asking
> for more time prior to considering the WIPO proposal is not because ofthe
> proposal itself.
Although, in my case, I'd substitute the following in lieu of the entire
WIPO report:
- Domain names may be used in any way, or not used at all, at the
pleasure of the domain name holder, except that a domain name may
not be actually used to infringe upon the rights of others in their
names or marks.
- Such infringement occurs when the use of the domain name
materially interferes with the free exercise of the legitimate
rights granted to the other by statute or long established custom
equivalent to law.
- If such infringement occurs, then the domain name holder may be
compelled to refrain from the infringing use, but may not be
compelled to transfer or release the domain name.
But, of course, the discussion and adoption of these, and other opinions,
such as that of WIPO, is the business of yet unformed DNSO, not of the
ICANN board.
--karl--
