That in of itself shows that we are going down the wrong path. What a complete
breakdown of our trademark laws. I thought for sure that in one of Afilias's
"info" pages to get a domain in the sunrise, a person litterally had to register
"ThereTM.info" (with the dot info).So catepilliar owns the word cat. Wonder
if (and when) new TLDs come out they will again have first dibs on the word "cat"!
This is not good people, for if the the "legacy" root becomes nothing but a haven
for trademark holders, it would become too expensive for the common man.
So
much for closing the "gap" in the Digital Divide. Hell a person with lessor
means will never have the money to cough up for a domain and a Trademark....just
to hold onto it! I am sure the politicians on capitol hill would love to hear
how things are going?
Please don't send Dr. Cerf the next time there is
hearings (and there will be hearings). I respect the man, and sending him would
ruin his reputation even more. How could he defend what is going on at ICANN!
Send Mr. Stuart Lynn this time. Let him defend the undensible---the trademarking
of the english language (in the legacy root)!
Gregory