[ifwp] [Fwd: Merge draft]

1999-01-19 Thread jeff Williams
Ladies and gentlemen of the ICANN, Secretary Bailey, and all,   I am forwarding this post as it is a typical example of a continuing thyme of where the vast majority or the participating Stakeholder community stands on the DNSO.ORG and their now "So called" merged Draft bylaws for an application

[ifwp] Re: Dave Crocker: second request

1999-01-19 Thread Richard J. Sexton
>At 04:53 PM 1/19/99 +0800, Dave Crocker wrote: >>At 01:34 AM 1/19/99 -0500, Richard J. Sexton wrote: >>>Dave, could you turn off HTML please? > >>Any other email enhancements you wish to encourage us to throw away? No, this one will do. >>>There's a setting in the Eudora you're using. >> >>Get

[ifwp] AIP Bylaws Draft

1999-01-19 Thread Bret A. Fausett
For those of you who may want a text version, the Association of Internet Professional's DNSO bylaw draft is below. The other companion documents are on the AIP's web site at http://dnso.association.org -- Bret === 1.0 INTRODUCTION These Bylaw

[ifwp] draft of 1/19

1999-01-19 Thread Mikki Barry
As promised, further comments have been integrated into the following draft which is also our commentary on the merged dnso.org draft, as well as other drafts we have seen. The modifications to this draft and commentary is being solicited on the ORSC list. If you have comments, please send them

[ifwp] Re: A Slow Day at Microsoft? (was Re: Multi-level list filtering)

1999-01-19 Thread jeff Williams
Roberto and all, Roberto Gaetano wrote: Stephen Page wrote: > Presently, ICANN has a closed list.  ORSC has an open list. > DNSO.ORG has a closed list. > Point of clarification: If you are referring to the main mailing list ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), you are wrong, because the list is open. Abo

[ifwp] Re: DNSO Important update: The "Merged" Draft

1999-01-19 Thread Karl Auerbach
> Trade mark registration does not last forever. In the US, marks can be renewed indefinitely. --karl-- __ To receive the digest version instead, send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To SUBSCRIBE forward this message to: [EM

[ifwp] Re: DNSO Important update: The "Merged" Draft

1999-01-19 Thread Kerry Miller
{ Subject: RE: DNSO Important update: The "Merged" Draft { From: "William X. Walsh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> { Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 17:19:49 -0800 (PST) ... { { The interests of 2% of the domain name holders are of EQUAL weight to the { interests of 98% of the domain name holders. { { It doesn't

[ifwp] Re: A Slow Day at Microsoft? (was Re: Multi-level lis

1999-01-19 Thread William X. Walsh
On 20-Jan-99 Roberto Gaetano wrote: > Stephen Page wrote: > >> Presently, ICANN has a closed list. ORSC has an open list. >> DNSO.ORG has a closed list. >> > Point of clarification: > > If you are referring to the main mailing list ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), you are > wrong, because the lis

[ifwp] Re: [dnsproc-en] Analysis of the wipo interim report, part 1

1999-01-19 Thread Mikki Barry
>Two comments: > >1. The drop in the disputes-per-thousand-registrations figure could simply be >a factor of the difficulty trademark holders face in tracking new domain names >and potential infringements. Resources are limited after all, even at large >companies. Plus, as the aggregate numbers

[ifwp] Something completely different -- was Re: Domains on eBay

1999-01-19 Thread Kent Crispin
On Tue, Jan 19, 1999 at 07:58:33PM -0500, Martin B. Schwimmer wrote: > If Tom Stoppard was a really boring writer, it would sound something like > this: > [...] > > 3 characters in search of a life Lately I've been listening a lot to Bob Dylan's recent album "Time Out of Mind". The last song i

[ifwp] Re: A Slow Day at Microsoft? (was Re: Multi-level list filtering)

1999-01-19 Thread Roberto Gaetano
Stephen Page wrote: > Presently, ICANN has a closed list. ORSC has an open list. > DNSO.ORG has a closed list. > Point of clarification: If you are referring to the main mailing list ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), you are wrong, because the list is open. About ICANN, also it depends on which li

[ifwp] Re: Domains on eBay

1999-01-19 Thread Martin B. Schwimmer
If Tom Stoppard was a really boring writer, it would sound something like this: >>Martin B. Schwimmer wrote: We are probably approaching the one millonth unpaid domain name in the .com TLD. >>> >>Richard Sexton wrote: >>>I wasn't commewnting on the number of domains, but rather on the >

[ifwp] Re: [dnsproc-en] analysis of the wipo interim report, part 2

1999-01-19 Thread Mikki Barry
>Criticism #1 (continued): >The Interim Report’s presentation of evidence and anecdotes is >selective and biased > >* Key members of WIPO’s own panel of experts support the charge of >bias. In particular, the designated “public interest” repr

[ifwp] Re: Analysis of the wipo interim report, part 3

1999-01-19 Thread Martin B. Schwimmer
"The proof that the report is biased is that it does not agree with me." p.s. your classification system is bogus. If Mr. Oppedahl and Mr. Davis feel otherwise, I encourage them to write in and explain their positions. More to the point, do they vouch for the accuracy of your "study" or is it c

[ifwp] Re: analysis of the wipo interim report, part 2

1999-01-19 Thread Martin B. Schwimmer
>* Approximately 80% of the presentations made before the WIPO regional >consultations were from trademark lawyers or trademark-holding >businesses. Only a tiny handful—about four out of 155—were from >individual end users or public interest groups representing domain >name holder rights, freedom

[ifwp] Re: Analysis of the wipo interim report, part 1

1999-01-19 Thread Martin B. Schwimmer
Assuming the rate is relevant, how does the rate it takes to register 1000 names compare to a year ago? If DNs were registered at a rate of 600/dy a year ago and a 1000/dy today, then the the number of trademark/domain name conflicts is not "declining rapidly," then the rate is staying a same (on

[ifwp] Re: Dave Crocker: second request

1999-01-19 Thread Roeland M.J. Meyer
At 04:53 PM 1/19/99 +0800, Dave Crocker wrote: >At 01:34 AM 1/19/99 -0500, Richard J. Sexton wrote: >>Dave, could you turn off HTML please? >Any other email enhancements you wish to encourage us to throw away? > >>There's a setting in the Eudora you're using. > >Get a modern email viewer. There

[ifwp] Analysis of the wipo interim report, part 3

1999-01-19 Thread Milton Mueller
Criticism #1 (continued) The Interim Report’s presentation of evidence and anecdotes is selective and biased * The report ignores or minimizes evidence that trademark holders can, and often do, abuse the rights of legitimate domain name reg

[ifwp] analysis of the wipo interim report, part 2

1999-01-19 Thread Milton Mueller
Criticism #1 (continued): The Interim Report’s presentation of evidence and anecdotes is selective and biased * Key members of WIPO’s own panel of experts support the charge of bias. In particular, the designated “public interest” representa

[ifwp] Analysis of the wipo interim report, part 1

1999-01-19 Thread Milton Mueller
Observations on the WIPO Interim Report: Criticism #1: The Interim Report’s presentation of evidence and anecdotes is selective and biased * The report ignores clear statistical evidence that the number of trademark-domain name conflicts is

[ifwp] Re: Berkman study: Sample membership models

1999-01-19 Thread Ellen Rony
Wendy Seltzer wrote: >The Berkman study group has assembled a chart at >http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rcs/models.html of some sample membership >models for ICANN. We describe three models representing points along a >spectrum -- open, individual, and organizational membership -- and set them >out

[ifwp] Berkman study: Sample membership models

1999-01-19 Thread Wendy Seltzer
The Berkman study group has assembled a chart at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rcs/models.html of some sample membership models for ICANN. We describe three models representing points along a spectrum -- open, individual, and organizational membership -- and set them out as strawmen for criticism

[ifwp] Re: DNSO Important update: The "Merged" Draft

1999-01-19 Thread Ken Stubbs
i give you and "a" for effort with michael but i analogize your efforts with "screaming into the wind "" see you thurs ... ken -Original Message- From: Jay Fenello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: IFWP Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTE

[ifwp] Re: Active members of the list

1999-01-19 Thread Ben Edelman
Jonathan Zittrain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> asked: > Could someone easily generate a report of how many different people have > posted to the list over a given period of time--say, the past three months, > or since last August--and with what frequency? Certainly! I've just tabulated more or less what

[ifwp] Re: DNSO Important update: The "Merged" Draft

1999-01-19 Thread Michael Sondow
Jay Fenello a écrit: > > Damn Michael, > > Even though I've been called a cyber-cowboy, > at least I keep my 6-shooter holstered until > I have something to shoot at ;-) Nothing to shoot at? You're joking. Corporate trademark lawyers are half way to co-opting the DNSO, and you say there's nothi

[ifwp] [Fwd: INEGroup Protest of NIST Solicitation No. 52SBNT9C1020]

1999-01-19 Thread jeff Williams
All, FYI. The attached has been sent to the NIST pursuant to GAO and NIST requirements for filing a protest. Kindest Regards, -- Jeffrey A. Williams CEO/DIR. Internet Network Eng/SR. Java/CORBA Development Eng. Information Network Eng. Group. INEG. INC. E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Numbe

[ifwp] Re: Cooperating with Communications (was Re: Voting me ch: The Amer. Arbit. Assoc.)

1999-01-19 Thread Michael Sondow
Roberto Gaetano a écrit: > > Michael, > > You wrote: > > > As to the myself and the ICIIU, now that the NSI has come out in favor of > > broad participation I suggest that they simply use the entire > > .com/.org./.edu second-level domain database as a distribution list, and > > send the variou

[ifwp] Re: DNSO.ORG transition team

1999-01-19 Thread Richard J. Sexton
At 10:07 AM 1/19/99 -0800, you wrote: >Roberto Gaetano wrote: >>In the past, some may have thought that we were radically opponent, because >>each group wanted to have "his" gTLDs added. Time has shown that unless we >>join forces, neither gTLD will be added. That's why we ally, and why CORE is >>

[ifwp] Re: DNSO.ORG transition team

1999-01-19 Thread Ellen Rony
Roberto Gaetano wrote: >In the past, some may have thought that we were radically opponent, because >each group wanted to have "his" gTLDs added. Time has shown that unless we >join forces, neither gTLD will be added. That's why we ally, and why CORE is >happy to sit next to ORSC in the Jan.21 mee

[ifwp] Re: DNSO Important update: The "Merged" Draft

1999-01-19 Thread Jay Fenello
Damn Michael, Even though I've been called a cyber-cowboy, at least I keep my 6-shooter holstered until I have something to shoot at ;-) At 1/19/99, 05:13 AM, Michael Sondow wrote: >Jay Fenello a écrit: > >> I've only read up to the point clipped below, >> but if the intro is any indication,

[ifwp] Re: Dave Crocker: second request

1999-01-19 Thread Alex Kamantauskas
On Tue, 19 Jan 1999, Richard J. Sexton wrote: > At 08:12 AM 1/19/99 -0500, Dan Steinberg wrote: >> Richard, >> >> I happen to agree with Dave here. >> I'm sure we have much better things to talk about on this (and other) >> lists. > > If it is the consensus of this listthat it should be allowed

[ifwp] Re: Dave Crocker: second request

1999-01-19 Thread Richard J. Sexton
At 08:12 AM 1/19/99 -0500, Dan Steinberg wrote: >Richard, > >I happen to agree with Dave here. >I'm sure we have much better things to talk about on this (and other) >lists. Show me any other list where this is allowed, even encouraged. Posting html gets you reprimands thenturfed off if you don't

[ifwp] Re: Dave Crocker: second request

1999-01-19 Thread Richard J. Sexton
At 04:53 PM 1/19/99 +0800, Dave Crocker wrote: >At 01:34 AM 1/19/99 -0500, Richard J. Sexton wrote: >>Dave, could you turn off HTML please? > >well, gosh. while we're at it, let's stop using MIME, too. If everybody used an email client that interpreted HTML you'd have a point. Until then clearte

[ifwp] Re: possible protest of the NTIA/NIST/ICANN/IANA contract action.

1999-01-19 Thread jeff Williams
Richard and all, We agree with Richard here. It is our hope and desire that the ORSC and for that matter the BWG as well will find the courage of their stated convictions file protest's to the GAO and the NIST with respect to this contract as we have done. Richard J. Sexton wrote: > At 11:01

[ifwp] Re: Dave Crocker: second request

1999-01-19 Thread Dan Steinberg
Richard, I happen to agree with Dave here. I'm sure we have much better things to talk about on this (and other) lists. On a more fundamental level, people have a right to choose how they communicate. With that right comes trhe responsibility that others may not understand or choose to not unde

[ifwp] Re: Cooperating with Communications (was Re: Voting me ch: The Amer. Arbit. Assoc.)

1999-01-19 Thread Roberto Gaetano
Michael, You wrote: > As to the myself and the ICIIU, now that the NSI has come out in favor of > broad participation I suggest that they simply use the entire > .com/.org./.edu second-level domain database as a distribution list, and > send the various DNSO bylaws proposals to everyone for sele

[ifwp] Re: DNSO.ORG transition team

1999-01-19 Thread Roberto Gaetano
Richard J. Sexton wrote: > At 02:01 PM 1/17/99 -0500, Jay Fenello wrote: > > >Speaking of the Washington meeting, I want to > >publicly thank CORE for their invitation to the > >closed meeting, which I am planning on attending. > >This olive branch has not gone un-noticed. > > I've always fo

[ifwp] Re: DNSO Important update: The "Merged" Draft

1999-01-19 Thread Michael Sondow
Jay Fenello a écrit: > I've only read up to the point clipped below, > but if the intro is any indication, this is > going to be a very impressive document. What is this, diplomacy? Jay Fenello, the mediator, friend to all? You like this draft, Jay? You approve of the corporate takeover? No ope

[ifwp] RE: DNSO Important update: The "Merged" Draft

1999-01-19 Thread Ellen Rony
The new DNSO.ORG merged draft is posted on the DNSO proposal comparison page at http://www.domainhandbook.com/comp-dnso.html Thanks to David Duchovny, who helped keep me awake. Ellen Rony Co-author The Domain Name Handbook

[ifwp] Re: Commentary on ICC submission

1999-01-19 Thread Antony Van Couvering
Dave, Actually, IANA did not delegate TLDs to countries (it was IANA's policy not to have any view on whether the ISO codes even corresponded to countries). Rather, they delegated the domains to groups or individuals who resided within the territory described by the ISO code. And I would say tha

[ifwp] Re: Commentary on ICC submission

1999-01-19 Thread Dave Crocker
At 12:53 AM 1/19/99 -0500, Antony Van Couvering wrote: >Actually, IANA did not delegate TLDs to countries (it was IANA's policy not >>to have any view on whether the ISO codes even corresponded to countries). >>Rather, they delegated the domains to groups or individuals who resided >>within the te

[ifwp] Re: Dave Crocker: second request

1999-01-19 Thread Dave Crocker
At 01:34 AM 1/19/99 -0500, Richard J. Sexton wrote: >Dave, could you turn off HTML please? well, gosh. while we're at it, let's stop using MIME, too. Any other email enhancements you wish to encourage us to throw away? >There's a setting in the Eudora you're using. Get a modern email viewer.

[ifwp] Re: we really need this, huh ?

1999-01-19 Thread Bob Allisat
Richard Sexton wrote: > It is just me, or would is be easier to figure out what > new top level domains should be recognized and when, than > it is to work out the details of the DNSO? It's just you. My problem is it's pretty simple to see what's occuring. Wrap everyone up in a thousand simul

[ifwp] [Fwd: [Fwd: merge5.txt]]

1999-01-19 Thread Michael Sondow
Below are the ICIIU's comments on the most recent DNSO.org application draft written by Kent Crispin and the DNSO.org drafting team. ICIIU comments on merge5.txt. > - A very precise set of bylaws designed to meet the > requirements of corporate law. > > - A charter for a unique In

[ifwp] we really need this, huh ?

1999-01-19 Thread Richard J. Sexton
It is just me, or would is be easier to figure out what new top level domains should be recognized and when, than it is to work out the details of the DNSO? -- "That's why there is a Protocol SO. To decide what the next number after 16 is." - Dixon (tinc) __

[ifwp] Dave Crocker: second request

1999-01-19 Thread Richard J. Sexton
Dave, could you turn off HTML please? There's a setting in the Eudora you're using. At 01:10 PM 1/19/99 +0800, Dave Crocker wrote: > >At 02:57 PM 1/18/99 -0800, Michael Dillon wrote: >On Mon, 18 Jan 1999, Richard J. Sexton >wrote: >This is not even true in the country you and I >live in. >Sure

[ifwp] Re: DNSO Important update: The "Merged" Draft

1999-01-19 Thread Jay Fenello
At 1/18/99, 06:56 PM, Amadeu Abril i Abril wrote: >Hi all, > >Below you will find a "nearly final" draft of the announced (and hopefull >awaited) DNSO "Merged Draft" App Form/Bylaws, duetoday ;-) > >As you will remember form earlier announcments form the Tranisition Team, this >is an attempt

[ifwp] Re: Commentary on ICC submission

1999-01-19 Thread Dave Crocker
At 02:57 PM 1/18/99 -0800, Michael Dillon wrote: On Mon, 18 Jan 1999, Richard J. Sexton wrote: This is not even true in the country you and I live in. Sure it is. The Canadian government knows who runs the .CA domain and how Governments have almost nothing to do with cctlds. That's because most g

[ifwp] Re: Commentary on ICC submission

1999-01-19 Thread Dave Crocker
At 02:25 AM 1/19/99 -0500, A.M. Rutkowski wrote: What's important is the basis on which the government acts. In the public networks side, they act because they have the exclusive authority under law, and they delegate the responsibility to a third party.  In the Internet arena, they act to facilit