Re: Jewsforjesus.org and registration requirements

[martys@pop.interport.net]

Prof. Mueller:

Tell you what, instead of your setting up an argument I didn't make so that
you can masterfully deflate it, educate us instead.  Tell us about the
radio interference problems that arose before regulation (which problems I
understand occured to some extent with the telegraph and tv), and which
interference problems were used as a justification for various regulatory
Acts.  How can today's Internet stakeholders avoid the same type of
self-defeating behavior?  I am much more interested in your views on the
history of communications regulation than in your interpretation of
trademark law.


>Ouch. Are you sure you want to use this analogy? If so, you are reinforcing the
>worst fears of those of us who have put themselves against the claims of the
>trademark interests in domain names. What we fear is precisely that domain name
>registration will become like licensing! That all sorts of regulations
>regarding
>conduct, content, and god knows what else will become attached to the
>acquisition of a domain name, and the freedom and openness of the Internet will
>suffer irretrievable damage. Are you sure you want to go down that path?
>
>Martin B. Schwimmer wrote:
>
>> That is not correct.  In order to obtain a radio license or television
>> station license, the licensee has to submit extensive information and must
>> submit to various requirements (i.e. community service) in order to retain
>> the license (note how the spectrum allocation is a license and not a grant).