Re: [registrars] Fw: [ga] domain name owner's bill of rights

[Larry Erlich <erlich@domainregistry.com>]

Erica Roberts wrote:
> 
> Consumer protection issues are increasingly coming into focus (see below)
> and can be expected to become a major issue in the next year within the
> forseeable future.  This clearly impacts on Registrars.
> There is now an opportunity for Registrars to tke a lead role in this and
> propose a Working Group of comprising reps of Registrar and  end users to
> identify the key issues.  Alternatively, we could wait for end users to take
> the lead and propose their own 'bill of rights'.
> Any thoughts or comments?

I am willing to get involved in this.
Other volunteers?

Larry Erlich

http://www.DomainRegistry.com

> 
> erica
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joop Teernstra" <terastra@terabytz.co.nz>
> To: "Srikanth Narra" <sri@domainmates.com>; <patrick@quad.net.au>
> Cc: <ga@dnso.org>
> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 6:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [ga] domain name owner's bill of rights
> 
> > Sri and all,
> >
> > In the absence of legally solid -Supreme Court recognized- property
> rights,
> > a DN Owners' Bill of Rights arrived at by consensus of the Internet
> > Stakeholders is a necessity for the protection of the natural rights
> > associated with Naming and Owning a Domain on the Net.
> >
> > The current contract that a Registrant has to sign is one-sided and
> > stresses  obligations more than  rights.
> > Renewal notices sound scary, not so much to big companies, but more to
> > Individuals and make a DN owner feel insecure.  Confident investment by
> > Individual DN owners and Small businesses in  promoting and promulgating
> > their  Domain is not encouraged by this insecurity.
> >
> > One of the first tasks for an Individual's constituency is to formulate
> > this Bill of Rights and seek the consensus of the DNSO on such a document.
> > The courts will take notice.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --Joop Teernstra LL.M.--
> > the Cyberspace Association and
> > the constituency for Individual Domain Name Owners
> > Elected representative.
> > http://www.idno.org
> >
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