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

["Elana Broitman" <ebroitman@register.com>]

I would be happy to help.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-registrars@dnso.org [mailto:owner-registrars@dnso.org]On
Behalf
> Of Larry Erlich
> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2001 1:44 PM
> To: Erica Roberts
> Cc: registrars@dnso.org
> Subject: Re: [registrars] Fw: [ga] domain name owner's bill of rights
>
> 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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