Re: [registrars] Re: SHAREHOLDER VOTE RE "REGISTER.INFO"--DEADLINE FOR VOTE

[Larry Erlich <erlich@domainregistry.com>]

Since you took the time to make this public, 
I will give my 2 cents.

Based upon the fact that a large registrar such
as Register.com will spend marketing dollars
promoting .info, it would certainly make sense
to take Register.info off the restricted list
and let them have it. I'm not an Afilias shareholder,
but that is my opinion as a Registrar.

After all, the marketing that I would assume that Register.com
would do would end up benefiting ALL registrars
and Afilias. 

Larry Erlich

http://www.DomainRegistry.com




Elana Broitman wrote:
> 
> Bob - with all due respect for your strong feelings on the registrar issue,
> it is not appropriate to mix that issue with a shareholder matter.  I hope
> others will not follow suit.  In any case, I just want to remind you that
> Registter.com has already "given."  Please refer to my posting in July,
> where I had stated our new position is to move to an auto-ack system.
> 
> Regards, Elana
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-registrars@dnso.org [mailto:owner-registrars@dnso.org]On
> Behalf Of Robert F. Connelly
> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 3:55 PM
> To: Afilias
> Cc: Registrar Constituency
> Subject: [registrars] Re: SHAREHOLDER VOTE RE "REGISTER.INFO"--DEADLINE
> FOR VOTE
> Importance: High
> 
> At 12:18 PM 8/17/01 -0400, Lisa Lloyd wrote:
> >PLEASE NOTE
> 
> Dear Members:  They say, "to get you gotta give".  What is Register.com
> willing to give?
> 
> For a start, I would ask that they abandon the practice of Auto_Nack on
> transfer requests.
> 
> I therefore vote no until there is a clarification.
> 
> Regards, BobC
> 
> >ALL VOTES MUST BE SUBMITTED BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON
> >
> >MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2001
> >
> >If you have not already submitted your vote, please do so now.
> >
> >
> >***************************************************************************
> *
> >*******************************************************************
> >
> >Dear Shareholder:
> >
> >Per the email forwarded below, Register.com has expressed interest in
> >developing the URL "Register.info".
> >
> >To this end, Register.com has requested to have the term "register" removed
> >from Appendix X of the ICANN Agreement.
> >
> >Please advise as to how you vote your ownership interest on this issue, as
> >follows:
> >
> >         ______  YES,    Approve of removing "register" from Appendix X
> >
> >         __XXX____       NO,     Do not approve of removing "register"
> > from Appendix
> >X
> >
> >
> >Hal Lubsen
> >President / CEO
> >Afilias
> >660 Newtown Yardley Road
> >Newtown, PA 18940
> >+215-504-4610 Tel
> >+215-504-1758 Fax
> >***************************************************************************
> *
> >****************************************************************
> > >  -----Original Message-----
> > > From:         Elana Broitman [mailto:ebroitman@register.com]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 3:22 PM
> > > To:   Lisa Lloyd; Hal Lubsen
> > > Cc:   roni jacobson
> > > Subject:      RE: register.info
> > >
> > >                       Dear Hal and Lisa - as you know, Afilias included
> > > register.info in its Appendix X.  This domain name matches the
> > > Register.com brand and common law trademark, and  is the name that
> > > Register.com would like to reserve for its business needs.
> Register.com's
> > > brand is well known and accepted in the industry, and we would like to
> be
> > > able to use www.register.info for our business, including the promotion
> of
> > > .info registrations.  Afilias transferring the name to Register.com in
> > > order for Register.com to get it as one of the 10 names  we had
> designated
> > > on our registrar  list would thus not only protect Register.com's
> > > legitimate business and identity interests, but also serve to help
> promote
> > > .info registrations.
> > >
> > >                       Moreover, if Afilias were to retain the name,
> > > Afilias would subject to a trademark violation claim by Register.com.
> > >
> > >                       We are certain that other registrars would be
> > > sympathetic to our concerns, as for example they would not want to see
> > > www.corporate.info or  www.domainbank.info taken by another entity.
> > >
> > >                       We would very much appreciate the Afilias board
> > > approving this request as soon as possible, so that Register.com can
> > > reserve www.register.info during the period designated for registrar
> > > reservations.
> > >
> > >                       Kind regards,
> > >
> > >                       Elana Broitman
> > >
> > >                       Director, Policy and Public Affairs
> > >                       register.com
> > >                       575 Eighth Avenue
> > >                       New York, NY 10018
> > >                       Phone (212) 798-9100
> > >                       Fax   (212) 629-9307
> > >
> > >
> > >

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