Re: [ifwp] Re: Proposal for a new ORSC/DNSO project
Christopher Ambler (cambler@iodesign.com)
Thu, 3 Dec 1998 16:55:32 -0800
>"Prior use" would be the weakest claim, IMHO. Not speaking legally here,
just
>from a point of fairness.
>
>Let me also say, that of all the participants with an operating (will you
give
>me this term? :) "Alternative" registry operating, you have always been
the
>one of the ones (the few) with a stong sense of fairness. Jay Fenello is
>another one who has.
>
>And I have no doubt that IOD and Iperdome would make great registries. And
>personally, I would like to see them added into the root operating their
TLDs.
>
>My position here is one of fairness, however. And I don't think these two
>positions are at odds.
So then how would you handle the situation whereby Image Online Design
meets all of the criteria, but then, say, a huge telecommunications carrier
comes along and says, "no, we want .web." IOD meets the criteria, and
the huge telecommunications carrier does, or would quickly spend a
miniscule portion of their cash to do so. Who gets it? Why?
Slippery slope, isn't it?
Christopher