You act surprised...don't feel bad though...most people
grabbing .BIZ domains have no idea that .BIZ is a "restricted" TLD - not only does
the standard ICANN Uniform Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) apply, but in addition
so does .BIZ's Restrictions Dispute-Resolution Policy (RDRP)...and for landrushers,
the .BIZ Start-up Trademark Opposition Policy (STOP) also applies to .BIZ domains
that have IP claims pending against them.To put it simply, many people will *lose*
their .BIZ domain name registrations; many simply because *they have no idea* that
.BIZ is restricted and thus aren't prepared to defend their .BIZ domains properly
in such an environment.
For unchallenged .BIZ domains, resale/trade/etc should
be relatively simple since the Registry will *not* actively review, monitor, nor
verify .BIZ domains in regards to conforming to .BIZ restrictions. So the simplest
thing to do in my view, especially for the novice, is to wait awhile, perhaps several
months, before trying to sell their .BIZ domains - the biggest threat in the beginning
will be others filing challenges...I'm so glad I only pre-registered a dozen or so
.BIZ domains...for those who get hundreds of .BIZ domains, they can also expect to
many, many more challenges - some .BIZ registrants may face the prospect of a wide
array and multitude of challeges - in some cases, many dozens for just one domain
alone, such as can be expected with "sex.biz".
In the end, all this will do is
make .COM even more valuable...making .BIZ restricted will in the end probably be
viewed as a major mistake. For over time, I suspect word will get around that if
one doesn't already own the .COM version, don't bother registering the .BIZ version
since they'll probably lose it in a challenge.