RE: [DNS] US "outlaws" cybersquatting

RE: [DNS] US "outlaws" cybersquatting

From: <David_Wise§fhp.com.au>
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 11:42:32 +1000
>>
>>I haven't read the legislation in detail, but if we assume that the
>>newspaper reports are correct (risky, I know), then the bill will not
>>affect sites like www.whitehouse.com that run a real business.  It
>>will affect those who register a domain name with no intention of
>>using it, except for the purpose of selling it to an entity that is
>>currently using that name for some other purpose, such as a trademark,
>>and would like to own the matching domain name.
>>

Sorry, Mark, for my attempt at humour.  I won't do it again.  Btw, how do you know the bill won't be amended during its passage?
Received on Tue Aug 10 1999 - 09:42:28 UTC

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