Re: [wg-review] Trademarks and UDRP

["Miles B. Whitener" <mbw@i-theta.com>]

Exactly correct.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dassa" <dassa@dhs.org>
To: <wg-review@dnso.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 1:54 AM
Subject: [wg-review] Trademarks and UDRP


> One of the things that have always confused me was why
trademark issues were ever allowed to enter into formation of the
domain policies.  Trademarks are localised to particular regions
as are business names etc.  Domain names are not regionalised in
their use, not even the country codes.
>
> For instance, if I register a business name in one State of
Australia, there may be others using the same name in other
States.  I have no means to prevent this except by registering my
business names in all States.  The same goes for cross country
borders.  Trademark law is also different between regions and
although there is some internationalisation, it is not universal.
However we have attempts to make the domain names ruled by
trademark law, predominately from the US.
>
> This forcing of policies onto domain names that are not even
reflected within the regional laws is very hard to understand.
>
> I am also concerned about the issue of the UDRP and associated
rulings being applied to third and forth level hostnames/domains.
I have already personally witnessed attempts to threaten UDRP and
law courts over third and forth level domain names.  Just where
is it going to end?
>
> Darryl (Dassa) Lynch.
>
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