Justin,Thanks for trying to throw me and quite a number
of other members of the Internet-community into the Ghetto of .web-name-owners, who,
as you obviously think, are solely acting for their own advantage. Why don't you
just write: "Shut up or I will ..."?
You should be careful not to discredit yourself
by doing so.
This kind of behaviour was used by a certain government about 60
years ago in order to disqualify a well known group of intelligent people who had
worked hard, where successful and therefore envied by others who were not.
Of course
it is easy to take away all rights from other people, especially if they are in a
weaker situation. Maybe you even claim those rights for yourself, don't you? Please,
think about it.
But where is the limit?
Speaking for myself, I am participating
in this forum in order to contribut to the best possible developement of the Internet,
without personal interests and if you read my post, you will notice it.
I live
in Switzerland and reading sentences like: "A federal California court this week
ruled trademark and service mark protections did not apply to generic domain extensions."
makes me think.
Is this decision valid for the whole rest of the world, too? Is
a federal California court the appropriate court for a decision concerning an international
community such as the Internet?
Why didn't they at least ask themselves this question
and refuse to deal with that problem at all? Why wasn't it a Swiss court to decide
this? (of course I know your answer)
I am not talking about if the decision is
right or wrong, but about if it has been decided by the right court.
I doupt it
- and again that's why I am trying to contribut to this forum. I very much appreciate
any other opinion, as long as it is an opinion and not just an offence.
Thank you!
Friedrich
P.S.:
Sorry for my "British accent", but this is what we once learned at school ...