"As befits the open source ideology, there are many Linux distributors, all with their own specialized versions. You can find a list of most of the versions on the Linux website."
You can tell this is a newbie article when they refer to linux.com as "the Linux website".
Under the new Policy, domain names will not be placed on "Hold."
The new Policy applies to all state and common law trademarks, as well as to nationally registered trademarks.
The new Policy allows complainants to include any domain name that is confusingly similar to their trademark - as well as identical to their trademark.
"State and common law" trademarks? What if my.com trademark is registered in another country?
"Nationally registered trademarks" is an interesting notion. Are we to automatically assume that they're referring to the US? Is the US the only "nation" in the world, or is if the only thing to be associated with.com?
"confusingly similar" is what started this whole etoy/Etoys thing. I find this unbelievable. Can I sue someone that has a "confusingly similar" telephone number?
Would Slashdot still be Slashdot if people had to remember/bookmark an IP address? I doubt it very much. For example, if you wanted to go to the (hopefully not) former etoy.com right now, could you? Not likely. Unless you have it bookmarked, you would have to search through a search engine (or more likely the/. articles archive) and find the IP address there. The entire point of DNS is to make server addresses easier to remember.
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"As befits the open source ideology, there are many Linux distributors, all with their own specialized versions. You can find a list of most of the versions on the Linux website."
You can tell this is a newbie article when they refer to linux.com as "the Linux website".
Here's how the new Policy differs from the old:
"State and common law" trademarks? What if my .com trademark is registered in another country?
"Nationally registered trademarks" is an interesting notion. Are we to automatically assume that they're referring to the US? Is the US the only "nation" in the world, or is if the only thing to be associated with .com?
"confusingly similar" is what started this whole etoy/Etoys thing. I find this unbelievable. Can I sue someone that has a "confusingly similar" telephone number?
Would Slashdot still be Slashdot if people had to remember/bookmark an IP address? I doubt it very much. For example, if you wanted to go to the (hopefully not) former etoy.com right now, could you? Not likely. Unless you have it bookmarked, you would have to search through a search engine (or more likely the /. articles archive) and find the IP address there. The entire point of DNS is to make server addresses easier to remember.