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<title>[NCUC-DISCUSS] Domain Tasting</title>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Milton</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I would like to note that while domain
tasting is probably not a big problem for small NC users, it can be a big problem
for well known NGOs. Names are “tasted” and tied to directories or
other giving sites that make it appear that the information is connected with
the charity when it is not. I agree with the arguments that domain names
should not be the exclusive “domain” (pardon the pun) of trademarks
holders when it comes to sites that legitimately criticize the rights holders.
However, I am struggling to come up with a rationale that allows someone to
capitalize on famous noncom names and then directs users to sites that have
nothing to do with the NGO or its mission…in my mind, it is an authorized
license at best, a fraud at worst. In my experience, most of the time it is
fraud.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I agree that the grace period should not
be considered a “right” and we should discourage registrars from
holding names that should be put back into the pool of names.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Lori<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Non-Commercial
User Constituency [mailto:NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Milton L Mueller<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, July 02, 2007 1:59
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Domain Tasting</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Can our Council members nominate Danny to
participate in the tasting WG on our behalf? Or is this restricted to Council
members? </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>For the record, here's my initial perspective on domain
tasting:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>-- The Pay per Click and domainer industries are not, in and
of themselves, big problems to NC users.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>-- The free 5-day grace period cannot be considered a right
of domainers; it was created for other purposes </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>-- Insofar as the grace period encourages registrars to hold
on to domains that should drop into the common pool it is not a good thing</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>reactions to these talking points welcome.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>--MM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
Non-Commercial User Constituency on behalf of Danny Younger<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Mon 7/2/2007 8:06 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Milton L Mueller;
NCUC-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [NCUC-DISCUSS] Domain
Tasting</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>In <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">San Juan</st1:place></st1:City>, the GNSO
Council resolved:<br>
<br>
1) To acknowledge the Issues Report on Domain Tasting;<br>
<br>
<br>
2) To create a small, ad hoc group of GNSO<br>
representatives to direct and consider further<br>
research on domain tasting, including but not limited<br>
to the Questions posed by ICANN staff on page 30 of<br>
the Issues Report, and to draft terms of reference for<br>
a possible GNSO policy development process in a timely<br>
way;<br>
<br>
3) To direct the ICANN staff to work with the ad hoc<br>
group to gather further information and data about the<br>
domain tasting issue and make further recommendations<br>
on effectively scoping a PDP;<br>
<br>
4) To consider the further research and terms of<br>
reference, receive a status report on non-PDP<br>
mechanisms regarding domain tasting, and to consider<br>
whether to launch a policy development process on<br>
domain tasting at the September 2007 GNSO Council<br>
meeting.<br>
<br>
I would appreciate the opportunity to be part of this<br>
"small, ad hoc group". <br>
<br>
regards,<br>
Danny Younger<br>
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