> there to get to the .org anyway, so anyone can still get there. I could
> understand the gripe if he didn't give visitors a link to the "official"
> site that they may be looking for and was pretending to be the official
> site, but he isn't.
>
> So get off his back and drop it!
I don't think so. He is not only taking commercial advantage of copying
someone's domain name (yes, it would be different if it was OGFfaqs.com, or
the like -- that would not get autocompleted by the browser to misdirect the
user away from the .org site), but also claims that he is using it as
political leverage to help pursuade WotC to his way of doing business. This
is heavily snipped, sorry (I dont know if there is an archive for this list,
but if so, go back and read) - front and end quotes are mine
"I have made no secret of the circumstances under which I will freely donate
all of these resources to the Open Gaming Foundation. Here we are a year
later after tha announcement that "The Open Gaming Foundation" would be
created as an independent organization "within the next few months" and
several things have not happened which cause a great deal of alarm in some
circles."
So he may turn these over if WotC complies with his idea of the OGF. Doesnt
that sound like a "bad faith domain name acquisition" to you?
Whatever Ryan plans to do, is, well, up to him. Ive already recommended
discussing with NSI or other legal action. The fact is, as time goes on, it
is going to become easier and easier to exercise rights in regard to domain
names. If Faust wants to sit on the domain until WotC decides to take
action, that is just more time in which they can calculate accumulated
damages.
--Lynn
