Kleiman's comments on the Trademark proposals

[Konstantinos Komaitis]

Fantastic Kathy ­  the essence of the new proposal is the detrimental effect
it has upon trademark law and it really sets new criteria contrary to the
way trademark rights have evolved throughout the years. It is more or less
obvious what results the new gTLD proposal will have upon trademark regimes
and I also heard the rumor that even ICANN themselves are anticipating that
the new plan is going to have a negative impact (50% failure, which is quite
high); however, it will certainly generate more money.
Unfortunately, I won¹t be in Sydney to engage in any debate but I will keep
up with the discussions. Does ICANN even take on board these concerns? Most
likely not....

Best

K


On 25/05/2009 23:59, "Mary Wong" <mwong at PIERCELAW.EDU> wrote:

> I'm glad to see more comments and contributions from NCUC'ers and like-minded
> friends on the IRT proposals!
>  
> While my take on the IRT report may differ to some extent from some of you
> (I'm on the IRT), I think it's important to make those public comments so that
> divergent views and alternative proposals can emerge.
>  
> The final IRT report will be released toward the end of this week, and I
> encourage everyone with an interest in the intersection of trademark law and
> domain name policy, as well as those who are concerned about how the new gTLDs
> will operate, to track it and comment.
>  
> I will be happy to discuss the final report once it's released; there will
> also be a public forum at the Sydney meeting that I encourage everyone who
> will be there to attend.
>  
> Best,
> Mary
>  
> Mary W S Wong
> Professor of Law
> Franklin Pierce Law Center
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> 
> 
>>>> >>> Robin Gross <robin at IPJUSTICE.ORG> 5/25/2009 5:50 PM >>>
> Wonderful, Kathy!  Excellent work!
> 
> Thank you,
> Robin
> 
> 
> On May 25, 2009, at 2:01 PM, Milton L Mueller wrote:
> 
>> Really excellent comments, please read
>> http://forum.icann.org/lists/irt-draft-report/msg00068.html
>> 
>> Shows how the IRT proposals are a power grab that go way beyond trademark law
>> and ICANN's mission.
>> 
>> Milton Mueller
>> Professor, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
>> XS4All Professor, Delft University of Technology
>> ------------------------------
>> Internet Governance Project:
>> http://internetgovernance.org
> 
> 
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