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Posted 2004-03-31, 06:16 AM
in reply to Arkantis's post "What?"
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A decent article (second part, just under the short "open letter"). It's supposedly from MSNBC, though I couldn't find it directly on their site.. it's from 1997, though, so this issue has been around for a while.
http://www.gtld-mou.org/gtld-discuss...ive/07032.html
A choice quote:
Quote:
To take care of trademark disputes, the council will have an appeals
tribunal known as the "administrative domain name challenge panel."
This is seen as a threat to intellectual property and trademarks by
Andrew L. Sernovitz, president of the Interactive Media Association
and founder of the Open Internet Congress, a group dedicated
to thwarting the efforts of the Internet cabal.
The panels Òconduct their work in Geneva or via online discussions,"
Sernovitz says in a document on his group's web site. "You will have
no right to a face-to-face defense against your challenger, he says.
Further, "During the challenge period, your Internet address can be
suspended," Sernovitz says. "If you lose a case - you will have lost
your rights forever. There is no appeals process and there is no one
to sue.
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So if this was in effect during SomethingAwful's dealings with the whole "Kermit Photoshop" thing, SomethingAwful could've been shut down right then and there, without letting them work it out first.
And what if, say, the makers of Kool-Aid decide to shut down Zelaron because of Grav's avatar? I doubt that would happen, unless they were "encouraged" by a disgruntled member or something, but that could instantly shut down Zelaron while the U.N. group look it over, probably never having seen the site before this. They take a look at the flame forum, decide that the site may as well cease to exist, and use the Kool-Aid avatar as an excuse. Unlikely, as it would probably only target "enemies" of the U.N., but who knows?
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