Re: [IFWP] Market Structure Failure

1999-02-22 Thread Roeland M.J. Meyer
At 10:37 PM 2/22/99 -0500, Diane Cabell wrote: >Milton Mueller wrote: > >> Kent Crispin wrote: >> () >> > are >> > we changing the caching mechanism? >> >> Take a look at the recent European Parliament ruling on caching as a >violation of >> copyright. > >RAM caching has been deemed a copyrig

Re: [IFWP] Re: Time out Re: ORSC Protest of NIST Solicitation No. 52SBNT9C1020

1999-02-22 Thread jeff Williams
Roeland and all, Roeland M.J. Meyer wrote: > At 08:33 AM 2/23/99 +0800, Dave Crocker wrote: > >At 08:00 AM 2/22/99 -0800, Roeland M.J. Meyer wrote: > >>which half to respond to, out of context. The defining clause, to the > >>paragraph you spoke to was thus; > >> "Personally, I think it is cause

Re: [IFWP] Market Structure Failure

1999-02-22 Thread Diane Cabell
Milton Mueller wrote: > Kent Crispin wrote: > () > > are > > we changing the caching mechanism? > > Take a look at the recent European Parliament ruling on caching as a violation of > copyright. RAM caching has been deemed a copyright violation in the US since MAI Systems Corp. v. Peak Compu

[IFWP] IP: An editorial statement re ICANN and Ribbons

1999-02-22 Thread Ellen Rony
Dave Farber has given me permission to post his comments below, which appeared on another list: Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 17:59:29 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Dave Farber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: IP: An editorial statement re

[IFWP] Wired article on ICANN board meetings

1999-02-22 Thread Ellen Rony
The following article was just posted on Wired at http://www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/18048.html ICANN Fracas Moves to Singapore by Chris Oakes It has a couple in errors. We know that Michael Roberts is Interim President and CEO, not Interim Chair of ICANN. Also, I consider myself an a

Re: [IFWP] Market Structure Failure

1999-02-22 Thread Martin B. Schwimmer
Not really. New gTLDs create new issues that would not exist if the new gTLDs did not exist. .firm creates issues not currently present with .se I would imagine that a better formulation for your subjectless "it is about" would be how to create a just procedure that provides a fair mechanism for

Re: [IFWP] Market Structure Failure

1999-02-22 Thread William X. Walsh
On 23-Feb-99 Kent Crispin wrote: > On Mon, Feb 22, 1999 at 09:01:44PM -0500, Mikki Barry wrote: > > > > Again, "use" in the legal sense is NOT mere registration, and this point > > has been hammered home over and over in US cases. > > If what you say is true, then my opinion, this is simply

Re: [IFWP] Market Structure Failure

1999-02-22 Thread Kent Crispin
On Mon, Feb 22, 1999 at 09:01:44PM -0500, Mikki Barry wrote: > > Again, "use" in the legal sense is NOT mere registration, and this point > has been hammered home over and over in US cases. If what you say is true, then my opinion, this is simply a case where the law has not caught up with the f

[IFWP] Some letters from my archives supporting Jim Dixon's evaluationof IFWP Re: [IFWP] Re: Time out Re: ORSC Protest of NIST SolicitationNo. 52SBNT9C1020

1999-02-22 Thread Gordon Cook
Jim Dixon wrote: The IFWP represented a genuine opportunity for compromise. For the first time all the warring factions came together in one place, for the first time there was genuine progress. For whatever reason certain elements chose to kill off the possibility of peace. They did everythin

Re: [IFWP] A Model for Community & Global Governan

1999-02-22 Thread toml
gregbo, I only copied IFWP with the message "A Model for Community & Global Governance"; the original went to ICANN's membership advisory committee list. I was suggesting to ICANN that an affiliation with our neighborhood effort (and similar ones around the world) would provide them with the bo

Re: [IFWP] Re: Time out Re: ORSC Protest of NIST Solicitation No. 52SBNT9C1020

1999-02-22 Thread Dave Crocker
At 06:30 PM 2/22/99 -0800, Roeland M.J. Meyer wrote: >>Does it matter that your "personal" assessment is factually wrong? Does it >>matter that the points I made about the funding basis and timing for ICANN >>are correct? > >Sure, if they were correct. IMHO, they weren't. I said that ICANN was e

Re: [IFWP] Re: Time out Re: ORSC Protest of NIST Solicitation No. 52SBNT9C1020

1999-02-22 Thread Roeland M.J. Meyer
At 08:33 AM 2/23/99 +0800, Dave Crocker wrote: >At 08:00 AM 2/22/99 -0800, Roeland M.J. Meyer wrote: >>which half to respond to, out of context. The defining clause, to the >>paragraph you spoke to was thus; >> "Personally, I think it is caused by their business structure.Non-profits >> *always*

Re: [IFWP] Market Structure Failure

1999-02-22 Thread Mikki Barry
>On Mon, Feb 22, 1999 at 02:59:30PM -0500, Mikki Barry wrote: >> >On Mon, Feb 22, 1999 at 01:14:54PM -0500, Mikki Barry wrote: >> > >> >> As the usage, >> > >> >registering a name in DNS is a use of the name. >> >> Please provide a case site. The only cases I've read on the subject hold > >Do you

Re: [IFWP] Re: Time out Re: ORSC Protest of NIST Solicitation No. 52SBNT9C1020

1999-02-22 Thread Dave Crocker
At 08:00 AM 2/22/99 -0800, Roeland M.J. Meyer wrote: >which half to respond to, out of context. The defining clause, to the >paragraph you spoke to was thus; > "Personally, I think it is caused by their business structure.Non-profits > *always* are short of funds. That's not real good for stabil

Re: [IFWP] Re: Time out Re: ORSC Protest of NIST Solicitation No. 52SBNT9C1020

1999-02-22 Thread Dave Crocker
At 09:12 PM 2/22/99 +, Jim Dixon wrote: >> Jim, had the original "compromise" effort been allowed to proceed, we would > >What "compromise" effort? The IAHC. It's been convenient for the constant complainers to attack it, as they attack everything else, but it was created after two years of

Re: [IFWP] Market Structure Failure

1999-02-22 Thread Kent Crispin
On Mon, Feb 22, 1999 at 02:59:30PM -0500, Mikki Barry wrote: > >On Mon, Feb 22, 1999 at 01:14:54PM -0500, Mikki Barry wrote: > > > >> As the usage, > > > >registering a name in DNS is a use of the name. > > Please provide a case site. The only cases I've read on the subject hold Do you mean "ca

Re: [IFWP] Market Structure Failure

1999-02-22 Thread Milton Mueller
Kent Crispin wrote: > On Mon, Feb 22, 1999 at 01:14:54PM -0500, Mikki Barry wrote: > > > and not the mere existance of identical character strings as > > IP number identifiers is the real issue, this is indeed an attempt to > > re-engineer the DNS to conform with policy, and not with technical

Re: [IFWP] Market Structure Failure

1999-02-22 Thread Milton Mueller
Martin B. Schwimmer wrote: > So the topic at issue here is whether the domain name registration system > should be expanded without recognition of the legal rights of others - or > perhaps there can be some reasonable compromise. Not really. All of the threats to pre-existing rights exist--or

Re: [IFWP] Re: Time out Re: ORSC Protest of NIST Solicitation No. 52SBNT9C1020

1999-02-22 Thread jeff Williams
Roeland and all, Roeland M.J. Meyer wrote: > At 05:18 PM 2/22/99 +0800, Dave Crocker wrote: > >At 12:53 AM 2/22/99 -0800, Einar Stefferud wrote: > >>For whatever it is worth, ORSC is willing and able to lend whatever > >>support it has or can muster to another protest or move to compete > >>with

Re: [IFWP] Re: Time out Re: ORSC Protest of NIST Solicitation No. 52SBNT9C1020

1999-02-22 Thread Jim Dixon
On Mon, 22 Feb 1999, Dave Crocker wrote: > At 01:46 PM 2/22/99 +, Jim Dixon wrote: > >Given recent signs of ICANN's wanting to impose rigid central controls > >on the Internet and given ICANN board's unwillingness to let anyone > >hear how they come to these odd decisions, the NSI monopoly be

Re: [IFWP] Re: WIPO infringes on IETF's intellectual property rights.

1999-02-22 Thread Michael Sondow
Bill Lovell a écrit: > > At 01:59 PM 2/21/99 -0500, Michael Sondow wrote: > >By using the IETF's nomenclature - calling the WIPO Report on domain > >names an "RFC" (RFC3) - WIPO is practicing the intellectual property > >theft that its report pretends to stop. > > > Give us a break. The RFC = "R

Re: [IFWP] Market Structure Failure

1999-02-22 Thread Mikki Barry
>See the Glaxo-Wellcome case from the UK, the Payline case in France, and >the Orkin case from Canada and see if that changes your view. These rights >regard protection of the trademark right, they do not "exist solely with >regard to the USAGE of the domain name." In the US they do, and last I

Re: [IFWP] Market Structure Failure

1999-02-22 Thread Mikki Barry
>On Mon, Feb 22, 1999 at 01:14:54PM -0500, Mikki Barry wrote: > >> As the usage, > >registering a name in DNS is a use of the name. Please provide a case site. The only cases I've read on the subject hold exactly the opposite. The only cases even close to that state that the offer for sale of a

Re: [IFWP] Market Structure Failure

1999-02-22 Thread William X. Walsh
On 22-Feb-99 Martin B. Schwimmer wrote: > See the Glaxo-Wellcome case from the UK, the Payline case in France, and > the Orkin case from Canada and see if that changes your view. These rights > regard protection of the trademark right, they do not "exist solely with > regard to the USAGE of

Re: [IFWP] Market Structure Failure

1999-02-22 Thread Martin B. Schwimmer
See the Glaxo-Wellcome case from the UK, the Payline case in France, and the Orkin case from Canada and see if that changes your view. These rights regard protection of the trademark right, they do not "exist solely with regard to the USAGE of the domain name." In any event, no one denies that t

Re: [IFWP] Market Structure Failure

1999-02-22 Thread Kent Crispin
On Mon, Feb 22, 1999 at 01:14:54PM -0500, Mikki Barry wrote: > As the usage, registering a name in DNS is a use of the name. > and not the mere existance of identical character strings as > IP number identifiers is the real issue, this is indeed an attempt to > re-engineer the DNS to conform wi

Re: [IFWP] Market Structure Failure

1999-02-22 Thread Mikki Barry
>I don't think TM owners are asking that the DNS be re-engineered. They >are asking that if gTLDs are to be added (which I don't think should be >classified as re-engineering) that those who seek to own and operate these >new ventures be respectful of other people's pre-existing rights. These >r

Re: [IFWP] Market Structure Failure

1999-02-22 Thread Martin B. Schwimmer
Agreed. At 09:41 AM 2/22/99 -0800, you wrote: > >On 22-Feb-99 William X. Walsh wrote: >> >> On 22-Feb-99 Martin B. Schwimmer wrote: >> > I don't think TM owners are asking that the DNS be re-engineered. They >> > are asking that if gTLDs are to be added (which I don't think should be >> >

Re: [IFWP] Re: Market Structure Failure

1999-02-22 Thread Roeland M.J. Meyer
At 12:40 AM 2/22/99 +00-04, Kerry Miller wrote: > > Ellen wrote, >> I'm looking at an October 1996 article which says a pizza parlor >> in Phnom Penh, called Pizza Hot, may face legal action > >The sooner DNS gives up on lower ascii and supports non-Roman >scripts, the better. Expanded TLDs co

Re: [IFWP] Market Structure Failure

1999-02-22 Thread William X. Walsh
On 22-Feb-99 William X. Walsh wrote: > > On 22-Feb-99 Martin B. Schwimmer wrote: > > I don't think TM owners are asking that the DNS be re-engineered. They > > are asking that if gTLDs are to be added (which I don't think should be > > classified as re-engineering) that those who seek to o

Re: [IFWP] Market Structure Failure

1999-02-22 Thread William X. Walsh
On 22-Feb-99 Martin B. Schwimmer wrote: > I don't think TM owners are asking that the DNS be re-engineered. They > are asking that if gTLDs are to be added (which I don't think should be > classified as re-engineering) that those who seek to own and operate these > new ventures be respectful

Re: [IFWP] Re: [Membership] A Model for Community & Global -

1999-02-22 Thread Greg Skinner
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >However, ecommerce can survive in my model. So I suspect most people >sniffing around here will find it acceptable. >It does allow geographically based ISPs to gain a better toehold in the >distance insensitive and geographically ignorant Internet. I'd guess >this would

[IFWP] Re: Market Structure Failure

1999-02-22 Thread Kerry Miller
Ellen wrote, > I'm looking at an October 1996 article which says a pizza parlor > in Phnom Penh, called Pizza Hot, may face legal action The sooner DNS gives up on lower ascii and supports non-Roman scripts, the better. Expanded TLDs could be denominated by ISO tables (there's a dozen alrea

Re: [IFWP] Re: Time out Re: ORSC Protest of NIST Solicitation No. 52SBNT9C1020

1999-02-22 Thread Roeland M.J. Meyer
At 07:58 PM 2/22/99 +0800, Dave Crocker wrote: >At 02:59 AM 2/22/99 -0800, Roeland M.J. Meyer wrote: >>That's debatable. Their current level of funding leads one to think >>otherwise. It is arguable that, if they had the support then they'd have > > >Their current level of funding?  A brand new o

Re: [IFWP] Market Structure Failure

1999-02-22 Thread Martin B. Schwimmer
I don't think TM owners are asking that the DNS be re-engineered. They are asking that if gTLDs are to be added (which I don't think should be classified as re-engineering) that those who seek to own and operate these new ventures be respectful of other people's pre-existing rights. These rights

Re: [IFWP] Re: Time out Re: ORSC Protest of NIST Solicitation No. 52SBNT9C1020

1999-02-22 Thread Jay Fenello
At 2/22/99, 09:00 AM, Dave Crocker wrote: >At 01:46 PM 2/22/99 +, Jim Dixon wrote: >>Given recent signs of ICANN's wanting to impose rigid central controls >>on the Internet and given ICANN board's unwillingness to let anyone >>hear how they come to these odd decisions, the NSI monopoly begins

Re: [IFWP] Market Structure Failure

1999-02-22 Thread Milton Mueller
My reply is simple: if the courts are deciding it, I have opinions on how it ought to be decided, but for the moment I am not worried about it. The topic at issue here is whether the domain name registration system should be re-engineered to make it easier for Pizza Hut to challenge the registrati

Re: [IFWP] Re: Time out Re: ORSC Protest of NIST Solicitation No. 52SBNT9C1020

1999-02-22 Thread Dave Crocker
At 01:46 PM 2/22/99 +, Jim Dixon wrote: >Given recent signs of ICANN's wanting to impose rigid central controls >on the Internet and given ICANN board's unwillingness to let anyone >hear how they come to these odd decisions, the NSI monopoly begins to >look like the lesser evil. > >In other wo

Re: [IFWP] Re: Time out Re: ORSC Protest of NIST Solicitation No. 52SBNT9C1020

1999-02-22 Thread Jim Dixon
On Mon, 22 Feb 1999, Dave Crocker wrote: > At 12:53 AM 2/22/99 -0800, Einar Stefferud wrote: > >For whatever it is worth, ORSC is willing and able to lend whatever > >support it has or can muster to another protest or move to compete > >with ICANN in this "no-cost" award by NTIA/NIST. > > > >What

Re: [IFWP] Re: Time out Re: ORSC Protest of NIST Solicitation No. 52SBNT9C1020

1999-02-22 Thread Dave Crocker
At 02:59 AM 2/22/99 -0800, Roeland M.J. Meyer wrote: >I'm just putting all this together with the things you have stated in the >past. It is possible that I have mis-interpreted them, of course. I've never stated that I wanted anything remotely like a pact with the devil and I've never stated an

Re: [IFWP] Re: Time out Re: ORSC Protest of NIST Solicitation No. 52SBNT9C1020

1999-02-22 Thread Roeland M.J. Meyer
At 06:18 PM 2/22/99 +0800, Dave Crocker wrote: >At 02:02 AM 2/22/99 -0800, Roeland M.J. Meyer wrote: >>So, if I understand your position, you would be willing to deal with the >>devil himself just to move things forward and crush NSI? That's some pretty > > >Roeland, I'm impressed with the creativ

Re: [IFWP] Re: Time out Re: ORSC Protest of NIST Solicitation No. 52SBNT9C1020

1999-02-22 Thread Dave Crocker
At 02:02 AM 2/22/99 -0800, Roeland M.J. Meyer wrote: >So, if I understand your position, you would be willing to deal with the >devil himself just to move things forward and crush NSI? That's some pretty Roeland, I'm impressed with the creativity of your multiple interpretations, particularly s

[IFWP] Re: [Membership] A Model for Community & Global -

1999-02-22 Thread toml
Dear Richard Bohn, Your comment - RI>I love your humanness and the warm voice you speak with is a welcome RI>infusion of compassionate motivation. I look forward to the tsunami of RI>critical comment. gave me a giggle. Indeed, too often people loose their humanity when the raw basics seem to

[IFWP] RE: [Membership] A Model for Community & Global -

1999-02-22 Thread toml
Dear [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks for your thoughts. I created the model because ICANN is looking for a mechanism to facilitate electing At-Large members to the Board of Governors. The model provides bona fide voters. An ICANN link with local governments that certify Internet users is one way to o

Re: [IFWP] Re: Time out Re: ORSC Protest of NIST Solicitation No. 52SBNT9C1020

1999-02-22 Thread Roeland M.J. Meyer
At 10:03 PM 2/21/99 +, jeff Williams wrote: >Roeland, Stef and all, > >Roeland M.J. Meyer wrote: > >> At 09:56 PM 2/19/99 -0500, you wrote: >> >>At 03:06 PM 2/19/99 -0800, Einar Stefferud wrote: >> >>>I have not analyzed this in any depth. >> >> >> > >> >Roeland Meyer replied: >> > >> >>Okay,

Re: [IFWP] Re: Time out Re: ORSC Protest of NIST Solicitation No. 52SBNT9C1020

1999-02-22 Thread Roeland M.J. Meyer
At 05:18 PM 2/22/99 +0800, Dave Crocker wrote: >At 12:53 AM 2/22/99 -0800, Einar Stefferud wrote: >>For whatever it is worth, ORSC is willing and able to lend whatever >>support it has or can muster to another protest or move to compete >>with ICANN in this "no-cost" award by NTIA/NIST. >> >>What

Re: [IFWP] Re: Time out Re: ORSC Protest of NIST Solicitation No. 52SBNT9C1020

1999-02-22 Thread Dave Crocker
At 12:53 AM 2/22/99 -0800, Einar Stefferud wrote: >For whatever it is worth, ORSC is willing and able to lend whatever >support it has or can muster to another protest or move to compete >with ICANN in this "no-cost" award by NTIA/NIST. > >What ORSC is not in position to do is to become an opperat

Re: [IFWP] Re: Time out Re: ORSC Protest of NIST Solicitation No. 52SBNT9C1020

1999-02-22 Thread Einar Stefferud
For whatever it is worth, ORSC is willing and able to lend whatever support it has or can muster to another protest or move to compete with ICANN in this "no-cost" award by NTIA/NIST. What ORSC is not in position to do is to become an opperating compay able to make a credible proposal;-)... That