ICANN and WIPO know how to solve the DNS problem with trademark conflicts and cybersquatting.
The answer is at my protest site - www.WIPO.org.uk. It has no connection with, and wishes to be totally disassociated from, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO.ORG).
Sounds much too sensible to me;-) Yes, ICANN are a bunch of *. I think you are fighting a more difficult battle than mine.
ICANN are guided by experts. Not of the Internet - but of trademark law. Which is why they have screwed it up so much. To make as much money out of business as possible. This is not the only reason, of course.
I have a site dedicated to subject at www.WIPO.org.uk - It has no connection with, and wishes to be totally disassociated from the World Intellectual Property Organization.
For the lawyers: the above is my considered and informed opinion.
All news items regarding cybersquatting and companies fighting over names seem to highlight how stupid the current domain name situation is. The mismanagement of the DNS is obvious, you would think it run by idiots.
I wish to make people aware that ICANN already know the solution to this problem. Dot REG reserved for trademark domains. In format of Name.Class.Reg.Country - ALL businesses would be able to use their name. No cybersquatting, no sex sites and no infringement.
I have a site dedicated to subject at www.WIPO.org.uk It has no connection with, and wishes to be totally disassociated from the World Intellectual Property Organization.
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ICANN and WIPO know how to solve the DNS problem with trademark conflicts and cybersquatting.
The answer is at my protest site - www.WIPO.org.uk. It has no connection with, and wishes to be totally disassociated from, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO.ORG).
>Oh? and there will be no commercial sex sites?
If they have registered TM, then yes they can use dot REG. Or else use, as has been suggested by many others, dot XXX.
>And businesses in the same country can't have the same name?
Yes, that is called the class.
>Good idea though, banishing all business to a separate part of the net.. makes it easier to avoid..
They are not separated, they are identified as a bona fide business trademark.
Sounds much too sensible to me ;-) Yes, ICANN are a bunch of *. I think you are fighting a more difficult battle than mine.
ICANN are guided by experts. Not of the Internet - but of trademark law. Which is why they have screwed it up so much. To make as much money out of business as possible. This is not the only reason, of course.
I have a site dedicated to subject at www.WIPO.org.uk - It has no connection with, and wishes to be totally disassociated from the World Intellectual Property Organization.
For the lawyers: the above is my considered and informed opinion.
All news items regarding cybersquatting and companies fighting over names seem to highlight how stupid the current domain name situation is. The mismanagement of the DNS is obvious, you would think it run by idiots.
I wish to make people aware that ICANN already know the solution to this problem. Dot REG reserved for trademark domains. In format of Name.Class.Reg.Country - ALL businesses would be able to use their name. No cybersquatting, no sex sites and no infringement.
I have a site dedicated to subject at www.WIPO.org.uk It has no connection with, and wishes to be totally disassociated from the World Intellectual Property Organization.