NPO/Civil Society Issue in European Union Proposals for Internet Domain Name Policy

[Nicolas Adam]

Thanks Sam

I agree with this of course, and understand the stance of registrars, 
but I just didn't think that the IP community had grown non-maximalist 
with regard domain names ;)

Nicolas


On 29/12/2014 11:10 AM, Sam Lanfranco wrote:
> Nicolas, Thanks for the question. What I meant to convey is that the 
> IP community also is opposed to the proposed regulation on the grounds 
> that there are existing trade mark protections elsewhere and that this 
> wording would open a Pandora's Box of problems around domain name 
> fights. Many registrar's are also against the wording both on 
> principle and on the practical grounds that it would reduce domain 
> registrations because of increased risk of litigation (TM protective 
> or TM predatory) depending on parts of the domain name.
>
> Sam
> /
> On 29/12/2014 9:56 AM, Nicolas Adam wrote://
> /
>> // /Hi Sam,//
>> //I am very happy too about this NPOC initiative. Under the thrust of 
>> some powerful NPOs, I sometimes was afraid that NPOC may not always 
>> recognize the value of keeping TM away from domain names.//
>> //I am curious as to why you would say that "//The IP community 
>> opinion is that this language is unnecessary (...)//" though?//
>> //Thanks//
>> //Nicolas/
>

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