Re: [wg-review] [DNDEF]

[Derek Conant <dconant@dnsga.org>]

My suggestion regarding the subject matter is that ICANN Accredited Registrars should
be the only ones authorized to sell or resell (or register) domain names (.com, .net,
.org and new gTLDs).  This may solve a lot of the problems being discussed here
regarding auctions and trade names and trademarks.  Domain names should not be
auctioned and/or resold for more than the average registration costs.  To auction a
domain name appears to be by its very nature a bad faith contributor to the trade
name and/or trademark infringement argument.

ICANN Accredited Registrars are far easier to control than non-ICANN Accredited
Registrars.  There are so many ICANN Accredited Registrars now, it will do good to
limit domain name registrations to only ICANN Accredited Registrars. Maybe there
should be no reselling or auctioning of domain names?  A registrant uses the domain
name or shows intended use or else the domain name is released back to the public
domain and available for registration through any ICANN Accredited Registrar.

Sotiropoulos wrote:

> 1/19/01 3:37:25 PM, "Philip Sheppard" <philip.sheppard@aim.be> wrote:
>
> >My suggestion for a common point of agreement stands:
> >"what is important is the intent of the domain name holder. Are they in good
> >faith or bad faith? Do they seek fair DNS presence or do they seek to
> >pretend to be what they are not?"
>
> What about in cases of a trademark on a generic term, and a domain
> registration of said generic term, where the registrant of the domain puts it up
> for auction to the first bidder that meets their price threshold?   Is this "good
> faith" or "bad faith"?  As I pointed out in an earlier post, the terms "flu" and
> "headache" are trademarked, and not by P&G.  Is it ok for P&G to engage in
> selling such domains in an after market situation?
>
>
> Sotiris Sotiropoulos
>           Hermes Network, Inc.
>
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