Re[12]: [ga] Dave: "they are free"

["William X. Walsh" <william@userfriendly.com>]

Hello Christopher,

Sunday, April 15, 2001, 9:39:26 PM, Christopher Ambler wrote:

>> So if AOL Was willing to meet those terms, and make AOL a generic term
>> for a descriptive namespace, then sure.  But by the above rules, they
>> have abandoned any trademark rights or claims.
>> 
>> Trademark issues do not belong at the top level of the domain name
>> system.
>> 
>> You can stop trying to twist it around, you will not succeed.  This is
>> really a very simple concept.
>> 
>> End of story, Mr Ambler.

> Not even close. You're saying that, in order to have a TLD, one must
> relinquish all intellectual property claims? Sorry, that dog won't hunt.

And that's exactly why strings like that do not belong at the top
level.

Thank you for proving my point and agreeing with me.

It's a non-issue, since it won't happen.

-- 
Best regards,
 William                            mailto:william@userfriendly.com


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