Re: [ga] A TLD for Trademarks

[Danny Younger <dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx>]

Sotiris, 

Re:  "an enemy of innovation and creativity NOT a
proponent"

Trademark holders are a clearly-defined community.  I
don't understand why you would begrudge them the
utility that their own namespace could provide... 
Must a new gTLD be innovative and creative?  Isn't it
sufficient that some group wants one and can handle
its management in a way that offers a modicum of
usefulness to its registrants?

The concept of a TLD for trademarks has been with us
for some time.  Consider the following remarks from
the gtld-mou days:

"Trademark sTLD ".tm"

This is a widely discussed proposal, that I also do
believe hasn't yet be adopted (internationally) in
part because of the until now accepted notion of
"generic" TLD.  Some countries successfully use
variations of it.  To match with Trademarks actual
structure, each country would have its own .tm.country
sTLD.
    At international level, it would be created a
".tm" sTLD
that would be used solely by those that have a
internationally
recognized mark. It should be also noted the class(es)
in which it is recognized. Nomenclature for class may
be choosed to be numeric codes or names.
    For those internationally recognized trademarks,
it would be allowed to use corresponding .tm domain
name. Let's list very generic examples:
benetton.class25.tm 
coke.class04.tm
benetton.cloths.tm 
coke.beverages.tm
benetton.tm 
coke.tm
     The assignment directly under .tm only would be
made in the case of clearly undisputed names.  Should
it exist more than one occurrence of a given name,
then http://name.tm may show a clickable list, within
corresponding classes.  This domain would constitute
itself a valuable source of trademark information too.
Easy and convenient checking of registered marks.
     At country level it should be promoted the use of
similar
criteria so that trademarks owners do have a proper
way to correspond their marks with Internet addresses
and need not fight for a name.TLD.  We should provide
also additional information at upper levels in sTLD:
such as having http://www.tm showing available
classes.
     Objections against being those domains too long,
should be answered that it's barely a direct reflex of
trademark hierarchies.  See also "multiple addressing"
that offers a relief against these problems."
http://www.gtld-mou.org/notice-97-02/0004.html

This type of a namespace could serve as an
international repository for trademarks that are at
present recorded in a non-centralized fashion in a
number of different databases around the world. 
Perhaps you could elaborate upon that which you find
objectionable...





--- sotiris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> > The main idea is to allow all legitimate trademark
> > holders (under any legal regime) to secure their
> > trademark as a second level domain. To facilitate
> this
> > on a worldwide basis, it would be desirable to
> have
> > one unique TLD for trademarks."
> >
> >
>
http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/~fredrik/courses/cyberlaw/A%20New%20DNS.pdf
> 
> Such an idea is completely irresponsible.  By
> tabling such a proposition,
> I understand Mr. Frederic Wallenberg as an enemy of
> innovation and
> creativity NOT a proponent.
> 
> Sotiris Sotiropoulos
> 
> 


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