[12361] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: NOT! Re: Name Reg. Time for Policy Change
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Vadim Antonov)
Mon May 16 20:05:43 1994
Date: Mon, 16 May 1994 14:45:13 -0400
From: Vadim Antonov <avg@sprint.net>
To: Stef=com@nma.com, com-priv@psi.com
Well, INTERNIC shouldn't register *names* -- they should
register unique octet sequences -- represented as decimals.
Numbers are NOT subject to trademark protection.
That's a nice legal loophole allowing registries to avoid
*any* liability under existing trademark laws.
--vadim
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