Re: Re[2]: [wg-c] "Public" resources

["Christopher Ambler" <cambler@iodesign.com>]

> Very reasonable, the only issue that we would have to be wary of is one
> where the firm has a vested interest in the IP after the registry is no
> longer viable (ie - Yahoo may want to launch a .yahoo tld. After signing
up
> thousands of their web-hosting customers, they decide to withdraw the
> service due to a bad revenue model) Not taking this into account would
> strand a large constituency.
>
> Do we care?

Sure we do. Contractually bind Yahoo, as part of the root-entry process,
to pledge the IP in the specific case of insolvency or abandonment for
any reason. That's what contracts are for.

Christopher