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Username:	Garry Anderson
Date/Time:	Mon, September 10, 2001 at 5:53 PM GMT
Browser:	Microsoft Internet Explorer V5.5 using Windows 98
Subject:	Why?
Message:
This is the dictatorship attitude of the authorities. There is no freeze on publication of books on geographic names - why stop geographic domains? This gives Governments greater tyranical powers e.g. the SouthAfrica.com case: Analogy, if you wrote a book entitled "South Africa" - what imbecile would believe book belonged to South African Government? This one single SLD is not stopping the Government - they could have many millions. They have the whole .za ccTLD for goodness sake - so could use SouthAfrica.za, Government.za or millions of [any].gov.za The US Government could even give them SouthAfrica.gov - no chance ;-)
Link:	WIPO.org.uk

Message Thread:

• freeze on geographic names? — sfeibish, September 10 @ 4:04 PM (3/28)
• Country .info names only — psbyowner, September 10 @ 10:27 PM (0/0)
• geographic freeze? — gckorn, September 10 @ 8:28 PM (1/23)
• Yes ICANN threw in a last-minute Rule...Here it is... — challenge, September 10 @ 8:36 PM (4/22)
• How about country dot coms? — Srana, September 10 @ 9:56 PM (0/0)
• Where can rule be found? — gckorn, September 10 @ 9:37 PM (0/0)
• I beg to differ gentlemen, — Elvis, September 10 @ 9:33 PM (1/15)
• You do, then tell me this.. — challenge, September 10 @ 10:40 PM (3/14)
• Somebody with common-sense — Garry Anderson, September 11 @ 8:34 AM (1/3)
• Not against free speech — Elvis, September 11 @ 8:59 AM (2/2)
• Force of voice — Garry Anderson, September 11 @ 11:13 AM (0/0)
• Contry name to the government? ..NO! — cello, September 11 @ 10:49 AM (0/0)
• At least business interests are rational... — psbyowner, September 10 @ 10:55 PM (2/2)
• Look at it this way — Elvis, September 10 @ 11:18 PM (0/0)
• It's the label and stigma.... — challenge, September 10 @ 11:11 PM (0/0)
• I raised this issue some time ago,  they do have a genuine point on this. — Elvis, September 10 @ 10:53 PM (1/6)
• Seen too many "Arnold" movies haven't we.. — challenge, September 10 @ 11:16 PM (2/5)
• America.us or info.us — Garry Anderson, September 11 @ 8:53 AM (0/0)
• And I thought you were going to go on about Arnold Layne, — Elvis, September 10 @ 11:21 PM (1/3)
• Re- Arnold Layne — Elvis, September 10 @ 11:30 PM (1/2)
• Chilling is fine, but... — challenge, September 10 @ 11:38 PM (1/1)
• I don't disagree for the sake of it, — Elvis, September 10 @ 11:43 PM (0/0)
• ISO Country Names — challenge, September 10 @ 8:57 PM (1/3)
• Garry Anderson's nightmare! ROFLMAOLOL. — InternetAdvocate, September 10 @ 10:22 PM (2/2)
• Cannot see it happening — Garry Anderson, September 11 @ 8:02 AM (0/0)
• Points raised — Elvis, September 10 @ 10:34 PM (0/0)
• Why? — Garry Anderson, September 10 @ 5:53 PM (2/2)
• I think they are right on this — Elvis, September 10 @ 9:38 PM (0/0)
• Yeah: and American locations are www.ci.location.ca.us... — psbyowner, September 10 @ 7:00 PM (0/0)

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