RE: [registrars] What is involved in WIPO II

["Tim Ruiz" <tim@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bob,

I think there is much to worry about.

New Government agencies are created all the time. Countries change their
names and acronyms. New Countries are formed, other dissolve. How will these
be defined or dealt with? How will "confusingly similar" be interpreted? I
don't believe there is any way to adequately cover all of the potential
issues with clear, understandable rules. What about the names of states,
provinces, and territories?

This is a serious can of worms that I do not look forward having to deal
with if it becomes covered under the UDPR. Where will WIPO III lead us?

Tim



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robert F. Connelly
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 8:50 AM
To: Registrars Constituency
Subject: RE: [registrars] What is involved in WIPO II

At 08:13 AM 12/18/03 -0600, Tim Ruiz wrote:
>Bob,
>
>I, for one, oppose any attempt to expand WIPO to cover country names, 
>their acronyms, and IGOs. Could the Govt of Turkey then come after me for 
>using the domain TurkeyTime.com? If these become covered under WIPO there 
>will be a tail spin of dispute activity that is going to sidetrack all of 
>us unnecessarily for a very long time.
>
>Tim

Dear Tim: I had similar concerns going in.  I specifically asked about 
"COMPUSA" as an SLD.

I have been assured that is not the case.  Not to worry about U.S. 
Thanksgiving, your turkey time is not at risk.

What surprised me was the six UN renderings of country names.  I have not 
received answers to my queries about the ASCII renderings of country names 
in Chinese, Russian and Arabic.

I'll keep the RC informed.

Personal regards, BobC

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