[35403] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: new.net: yet another dns namespace overlay play
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Patrick Greenwell)
Thu Mar 8 12:05:52 2001
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 09:00:55 -0800 (PST)
From: Patrick Greenwell <patrick@cybernothing.org>
To: William Allen Simpson <wsimpson@greendragon.com>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
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On Thu, 8 Mar 2001, William Allen Simpson wrote:
> > > Look at those dates. A race to the registrar, by mere days, clearly
> > > designed to prevent the city from using the .com domain.
> >
> > What exactly are you talking about? The domain had been registered
> > since 1996, and the site had been in operation since 1997.
> >
> Perhaps you missed the findings of fact:
>
> February 21, 1996: Barcelona.com
>
> March 5, 1996: 42 registrations by Barcelona City.
>
>
> One wonders, how did Ms. Concepcio Riera Llena know that the city was
> about to embark on trademark registrations and a network presence?
Someone registers a domain name prior to a city receiving trademark
registrations, so they obviously are doing it with intent and knowledge
that the city is applying for trademarks?
Wow, you are really out there now.
I too am done with this thread, as you are so far from reality it doesn't
warrant further discussion with you.
