Re: [nc-udrp] UDRP Questionnaire

["J. Scott Evans" <jse@adamspat.com>]

I am not so sure that the providers could provide the URL through some
automatic mechanism for fear of running afoul of spam provisions and privacy
provisions that differ from country to country.  That being said, I think
groups like ICANNWATCH.ORG and ICANNBLOG.ORG could get the message out to
some interested parties.  I also think that the providers could post a
message and the URL on their home pages.  Lastly, we might ask the
registrars and registries to assist us by positing the URL on their sites
and sending the URL to parties who receive their electronic updates.

Those are about all the suggestions I have.  If anyone is connected to the
press, give them a call.

J. Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: John Berryhill Ph.D. J.D. <john@johnberryhill.com>
To: <nc-udrp@dnso.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 3:05 PM
Subject: Re: [nc-udrp] UDRP Questionnaire


>
> While trademark owners can be reached through organizations such as INTA
and
> so forth, there are no corresponding organizations of domain name
registrants
> or UDRP respondents (not all of whom, of course, are non-trademark
owners).
>
> I am wondering, since the UDRP providers have email addresses for all of
the
> UDRP respondents, whether it would be possible to send respondents notice
of
> the survey, in much the same way that attorneys who have ever filed a UDRP
> complaint (myself included) receive various "updates", informative
notices,
> and even color brochures, from the UDRP providers.  I gather that similar
> mass mailings are not sent to respondents, but see no reason why
respondents
> cannot be informed of the survey in this manner.
>
> That would certainly be an easy thing to include in notifications relating
to
> disputes presently pending, or for which notice of commencement or of
> decision is to be sent to respondents within the near future.  Sort of an
"if
> you've enjoyed being confused by people you've never heard of, being put
off
> by a string of lawyers who had no idea what you were talking about before
you
> eventually found one who did, scheduling time to consult with that lawyer
who
> *might* return your phone calls, trying to gather evidence refuting a
common
> law trademark claim, justifying your existence, explaining you are not a
> thief, and jumping through all our procedural hoops on 20 days notice,
then
> let us know at [URL]".  Although I'm sure that others could word the
> notification more diplomatically than I would.
>
> John
>
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