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Username: dharrington
Date/Time: Mon, July 10, 2000 at 8:09 PM GMT
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Subject: New Top Level Domains

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        Eastman Kodak Company submits the following comments on ICANN's proposal to add new top-level domain names.

While there may be good reason to add a limited number of top-level domain names, particularly ones that are geared to a specific field of interest, Kodak suggests taking the "go slow" approach and that only a very limited number of top-level domain names be added at this time.  It is Kodak's view that adding top-level domains will increase the opportunity and likelihood of cybersquatting and other infringements and misuses of Kodak's valuable trademarks.

With the .com top-level domain alone, Kodak has encountered literally hundreds of registrations that include KODAK, or other trademarks owned by Eastman Kodak Company.  Kodak has serious concerns that this activity could be drastically multiplied by the addition of top-level domain names.

As for the UDRP, it should be applicable to all newly-adopted top-level domains.  This procedure would give trademark owners a vehicle to take action against bad-faith registrations for any newly-adopted top-level domains, as it does today with the .com and .net top-level domains.

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this proposal.

      
     
     

 


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