On Thu, 24 Jun 1999 18:41:16 -0800, Ellen Rony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>There's a resolution proposal just posted for the Names Council meeting
>tomorrow
>
> NAMES COUNCIL RESOLUTION TO PROHIBIT
>THE REGISTRATION OR TRANSFER OF DOMAIN NAMES SUBJECT TO DISPUTE
> RESOLUTION PROCEEDINGS
>
>http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/19990624.NSIreg2.html
>
>that includes this text:
>
>The Names Council hereby recommends pursuant to ICANN/DNSO bylaw ___, that the
>ICANN Interim Board approve by special resolution within 10 days the following:
>
> 1.All domain names in the NSI exclusion list shall not be subject to
>registration by any new or current gTLD registrar;
>
> 2.All existing domain names subject to an on-going NSI or new gTLD
>registrars' dispute resolution proceedings shall not be subject to
>registration by any new registrar or transfer thereto; and,
>
> 3.Any future domain names subject to any registrar's dispute resolution
>proceeding shall not be allowed to be registered or transferred to any
>other gTLD registrar, until such dispute resolution proceeding is
>completed.
>_____________________________________
>
>So those legitimate domain names that are on hold because a trademark owner
>invoked NSI's domain dispute procedures based not on confusion as to source
>of good or services but on a covetous desire for a particular character
>string would be SOL under this resolution until the matter is resolved.
>They would remain locked into NSI's flawed policy. Is PETA.ORG still on
>hold?
>
>
Not to mention that this Names Council has NO business making ANY
decisions like this at this stage. The "members" have been elected
(those that WERE elected anyway) out of a preselected group of members
and with no serious attempts to outreach.
In my opinion, none of these constituencies have been "formed" yet,
they just have a framework and structure, and ICANN should not accept
any recommendations from a Names Council that has been formed this
way.
These issues are HIGHLY controversial ones, and ones where
stakeholders have very diverse positions. It sounds to me like the
trademark interests are trying to push this down our throats before
anyone can present any type of opposition.
--
William X. Walsh
General Manager, DSo Internet Services
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax:(209) 671-7934
The Law is not your mommy or daddy to go crying
to every time you have something to whimper about.
