On Thu, 24 Mar 2005, Kim Davies wrote:

 > Quoting Deus Ex Machina on Thursday March 24, 2005:
 > | you can resell number plates, phone numbers why not domains?
 > 
 > Can you buy thousands of number plates to resell, without even owning a
 > car?

And if number plates - and domain names - why not drivers' licences and
passports as well?

I agree with your post regarding the openness of the slather too, though
I fear that horse had well and truly bolted when the 'new regime' was
introduced with the 'close and substantial' loopholes, apparently out of
the blue, despite the Name Panel's prior deliberations to the contrary. 

Cheers, Ian