Re: [ga] Destroying the Utility of the DNS

[Danny Younger <dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello George,

To the best of my knowledge the list is complete. I
went through all 1357 individual files to retrieve the
data.  While there are indeed many IGOs, not all of
them have specifically applied for protections under
Article 6ter.

...and you are right, additional IGO acronyms can be
added to this list at any time.  Should they decide to
have a "Conference on Militarism", you might have to
kiss goodbye to .COM at some point if this assinine
policy is ever adopted.



  
--- George Kirikos <gkirikos@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> Hello,
> 
> --- Danny Younger <dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Attached to this message is a Word document
> listing
> > all the IGO acronyms currently protected under
> Article
> > 6ter of the Paris Convention.  You will note that
> both
> > BIZ and AU are protected acronyms, and that the
> great
> > bulk of the entries are three and four letter
> > combinations.
> 
> I'm not sure that list is complete, is it? (it was
> my understanding
> that some of those organizations have different
> acronyms in different
> languages, even) And since IGOs can add them at
> will, there's no real
> protection. e.g. OPEC was on the list --- oil
> cartels like that would
> be illegal under US law, yet they'd be entitled,
> conceivably, to
> opec.com?
> 
> Or, what's worse is that they can simply rename
> themselves at will, say
> to Coalition of Independent Allies, with an acronym
> of CIA --- can they
> then expropriate CIA.com? Or, Alliance of Oil
> Mavens, otherwise known
> as AOL, and claim AOL.com?
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> George Kirikos
> http://www.kirikos.com/
> 



      
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