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Username:	Garry Anderson
Date/Time:	Thu, October 18, 2001 at 8:24 AM GMT
Browser:	Microsoft Internet Explorer V5.5 using Windows 98
Subject:	COMPETITION with .com?
Message:
Most trademarks share the same words with other trademarks - either in different type of business or in different country. The trademark dot coms want to stop others using the TM words in new TLDs - although they may not buy them (seen as trademark tax?). They legally have to protect these words - else the usual 'consumer confussion' rubbish (shown on my site how to be avoided). This keeps the shortfall for all those trademarks using same words. It also allows the trademark dot com to have illegal dominant position over all the others using same words. It is illegal, as it is against 'unfair competition' law. In my considered and informed opinion, that is their plan - to claim world rights to these words. As a bonus, the legal profession get richer, WIPO gets more LOTS more income and ICANN / WIPO gain in power ;-)
Link:	WIPO.org.uk

Message Thread:

• Image Online Design — S. Hudgens, October 17 @ 3:31 PM (6/36)
• IOD should buy web.net's domain name ... — InternetAdvocate, October 19 @ 4:18 AM (1/4)
• Duh. — S. Hudgens, October 19 @ 1:50 PM (1/3)
• No Duh! — InternetAdvocate, October 19 @ 10:44 PM (1/2)
• Response. — S. Hudgens, October 20 @ 2:59 AM (1/1)
• Rebuttal ... — InternetAdvocate, October 22 @ 12:09 AM (0/0)
• IOD should buy web.com ... — InternetAdvocate, October 18 @ 1:31 AM (1/10)
• Are you on drugs? — kodo, October 18 @ 2:24 AM (2/9)
• You think New.Net is on drugs too? — InternetAdvocate, October 19 @ 3:45 AM (1/7)
• I don't see it — cambler, October 19 @ 4:59 AM (1/6)
• LOL. — InternetAdvocate, October 19 @ 11:09 PM (1/5)
• I think you miss my point — cambler, October 20 @ 12:50 AM (1/4)
• I understood your point ... — InternetAdvocate, October 22 @ 12:22 AM (2/3)
• Oops. — InternetAdvocate, October 22 @ 12:45 AM (0/0)
• I admit that web.net is a much better deal than web.com — InternetAdvocate, October 22 @ 12:38 AM (1/1)
• No, thanks — cambler, October 22 @ 3:24 AM (0/0)
• COMPETITION with .com? — Garry Anderson, October 18 @ 8:24 AM (0/0)
• keep in mind what business ICANN is in.....   .com — stuart, October 17 @ 9:26 PM (0/0)
• ummm... I wanted media.web but its taken, can I get it if IOD become the .web registrar? eom — mole, October 17 @ 6:01 PM (3/10)
• Me too — cambler, October 18 @ 6:57 AM (0/0)
• Well I wanted rockport.info — kodo, October 18 @ 2:28 AM (2/7)
• City names — Garry Anderson, October 18 @ 8:30 AM (0/0)
• Question is, do I have a fair chance to media.web if IOD becomes the .web ICANN registrar? — mole, October 18 @ 3:41 AM (1/5)
• Fair chance? — S. Hudgens, October 18 @ 1:22 PM (1/4)
• Touche! This is the very reason why 20,000 premium secured .web domains is premafreezing IOD..eom — mole, October 18 @ 6:55 PM (1/3)
• IOD is the .WEB choice! — S. Hudgens, October 18 @ 7:52 PM (1/2)
• My dear Mr. Hudgens, — mole, October 18 @ 8:10 PM (1/1)
• I know... — S. Hudgens, October 18 @ 8:24 PM (0/0)
• Why didn't you register it before someone else did? — S. Hudgens, October 17 @ 6:53 PM (0/0)
• Afilias : "This sham of a company" — rachelmacgregor, October 17 @ 4:26 PM (0/0)
• ICANN will use the .info and .biz failures to justify inaction — Anion, October 17 @ 3:43 PM (2/6)
• IOD can and will do it! — S. Hudgens, October 17 @ 3:59 PM (0/0)
• I agree... this is the end of new tld launches except what's owed — mole, October 17 @ 3:54 PM (1/4)
• Political Pressure — S. Hudgens, October 17 @ 4:08 PM (1/3)
• DoC is Department of Chickens — Garry Anderson, October 17 @ 6:07 PM (1/2)
• DoC is Department of Corruptoids — InternetAdvocate, October 18 @ 1:55 AM (1/1)
• And thank you for your support — Garry Anderson, October 18 @ 8:40 AM (0/0)

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