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Date/Time: Sun, July 9, 2000 at 2:00 AM GMT (Sat, July 8, 2000 at 9:00 PM EST)
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Subject: Thanks for the compliment, but here is where we differ. . .

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<<<< I do not understdand your point about books.com.
What I say is that if you had registered moer than 100 domain names of the form of http://history-books.com, http://political-books.uk, http://prayer.books.fr, you would be entitled to protect the public recognition of your sites in having the exclusive right to register http://xxxxx-books.sys. And to simplify the life of the users with a stable easy to remember as yours format. >>>>>>

While I would never begrudge you the RIGHT to get ahold of all the generic domains that are in compliance with your business concept, that right only extends so far as the domains are available at your local registrar. If someone got to the generic domain first, so be it. Consider it an unfortunate, but legal hole in your collection.

If I owned ChineseHistory.com, JapaneseHistory.com, AmericanHistory.com, TibetanHistory.com, can I claim legal rights to MexianHistory.com, BolivianHistory.com, GreekHistory.com, etc etc?

No.

Again, you can get them if they are available, and should never be restricted from having these domains in the event that they were available. But that is quite different than saying you have a GREATER right to these domains than others do.

You might have a clear, well-defined and established NEED for them.
But that does not--and should not--legally make them yours unless you have registered them or bought them from their owners.


   

 


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