Re: [ga] Domains as property...

["J-F C. (Jefsey) Morfin" <jefsey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am not sure I understand the implication of the comparison with a 
"share". Does that mean the the property he considers is the property of 
the DN (the name itself) or the property of the share (the right to the 
name). I think I would strongly disagree with the first understanding and 
agree with the second one. Thanks for comments.
jfc

At 02:18 26/07/03, Sotiris Sotiropoulos wrote:

> http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-5055771.html?tag=fd_top
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> "The original owner of the Sex.com domain name has won a potentially 
> landmark court victory, allowing him to sue registrar Network Solutions 
> for transferring his domain to a con man.
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> A Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals judge ruled that Gary Kremen, who first 
> registered the Sex.com name in 1994, had a property right to the stolen 
> domain and that Network Solutions <http://www.networksolutions.com> was 
> potentially liable for giving it away without proper authorization.
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> "Exposing Network Solutions to liability when it gives away a registrant's 
> domain name on the basis of a forged letter is no different from holding a 
> corporation liable when it gives away someone's shares under the same 
> circumstances," Judge Alex Kozinski wrote. "The common law does not stand 
> idle while people give away the property of others."
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