Re: [ga] Stolen domains, transfers, WHOIS, audit trails, and system integrity

[George Kirikos <gkirikos@yahoo.com>]

Hello,

--- Karl Auerbach <karl@CaveBear.com> wrote:
> If you look for the protection of rights and if you feel that you
> have an 
> unequal bargaining power to enter into contracts that protect your 
> interests, then the place to go is a legislature, not ICANN.

Which legislature? I'm in Canada, the seller might be in Korea, and the
registry might be in the US, whereas the gaining registrar could be in
France, with the losing registrar in Germany.

Some clearer rules for the gTLD domains would be helpful. Right now,
it's Verisign really calling the shots, and I trust them less than I do
ICANN.

I'm all for enforcing contractual rights -- but make it a little bit
easier, by helping make the process transparent, documented, etc. A
judge trying to make sense of what happened isn't helped when
registrars keep shoddy records, and don't stand behind transfers or
ownership changes. If it was like the financial industry, there's a
"know your client" kind of rule....no such thing in this industry.

I'd like to be able to say that on December 6, 2002, I have clear title
(save for TM issues, e.g. UDRP, and whether it's a title to the
property, or a license, blah blah) and irrevokable control of domains
X, Y, and Z. Right now, I can't. A buyer of domain X from me can say
even less! 

Sincerely,

George Kirikos
http://www.kirikos.com/
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