RE: [Ietf] New .mobi, .xxx, ... TLDs?

Dean Anderson wrote:

On Wed, 28 Apr 2004, Markus Stumpf wrote:

No new TLD helps for the overcrowding, as all owners of trademarks
have to and will register their name and enforce delegation of the name
by law.


This isn't true. No one is required by law to register their trademark as
a domain name.


IANAL, but in my discussions with lawyers focused on trademark law, in
effect they are required. The perception that they are not defending their
rights effectively means they abandon them.

So at best a new TLD is something like a license to print money for
the registrar.


Ok. What's wrong with that?  If sponsoring organizations are willing to
pay, they should be sold what they want.  Sounds like you are against
commercialization.

So far, I still haven't heard a _technical_ reason against these TLD's.


The technical argument here is flattening of the name space with the
associated concentration higher up the tree. There is nothing specific about
these strings, but why do they have any more rights than any other string?
Why shouldn't trademark owners be able to register the name
'yourtrademarkhere.', or anyone register 'yourpersonalfavoritestring.'? Do
you really think the root is the right place for all names? If not, what
technical characteristic differentiates strings that should vs. not? 

/flame-suit-on/ Rather than granting new TLDs, there should be an effort to
deprecate the existing non-cc TLDs and move everyone out within 3 years. The
historical artifact of a failed experiment is no reason to continue down
that path. 

Tony


  ** What is one thing that will break if these are granted?

  ** Better, what is the complete list of things that will break?

              --Dean


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