<<< However there will be "a tremendous number" of challenged domain names from the
current database. There's no doubt about that. >>>
This trend would
not be altered by resetting the databases. A clean database will still be, in part,
filled by cybersquatters.
That is a matter for arbitration and the courts.
<<
Also, I feel that somebody who has ignored trademark rights for four years doesn't
appear to be trustworthy to me. >>
Sir, IOD like NSI, cannot be responsible for
the full scope of trademark protection. They are not in the trademark business, nor
are they judges and arbiters. They are in the domain registry business.
A registry
can very well work hand-in-hand with trademark lobbies and trademark holders, but
there are limitations. I think IOD has acknowledged the concern fairly enough, and
has acknowledged their limitations.
Does IOD deny an individual the right to register
United.web, Virgin.web and Apple.web? These are all generic words, and they are all
trademarks.
Is IOD responsible for holding Delta.web for Delta Airlines or for
Delta Faucets? How about a million other "Delta" trademarks.
Which trademarks get
protected? Do all variations get protected?
You see, it is impossible for the
registry to police that.
ICANN recognized that this matter is beyond MASSIVE policing
within this industry.