[atlarge-discuss] RE: [atlarge-panel] FW: [ga] icannatlarge.com

[Joanna Lane <jo-uk@rcn.com>]

Judith,
Thank you for bringing this to everybody's' attention.
In view of the seriousness of John Berryhill's remarks, the Watchdogs are
discussing the possible impact of this unforeseen development on the current
vote to choose the organization name. The Panel may also wish to discuss the
impact of John's remarks on current website content.

Regards,
Joanna


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Judith Oppenheimer [mailto:joppenheimer@icbtollfree.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 10:54 PM
> To: Panel (E-mail); Discuss (E-mail)
> Subject: [atlarge-panel] FW: [ga] icannatlarge.com
> Importance: High
>
>
> John Berryhill, an eminent trademark attorney, posted this today on the GA
> list:
>
> > ICANNatlarge.com is not authorized by or affiliated with ICANN, and its
> use
> > of ICANN trademarks is misleading, deceptive and dilutive.  You either
> have a
> > license or you don't, and it is clear that you don't.
>
> see http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/ga-full/Arc11/msg00469.html
>
> The thread leading up to this revelation is:
>
> http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/ga-full/Arc11/msg00436.html ,
> http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/ga-full/Arc11/msg00438.html , and
> http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/ga-full/Arc11/msg00453.html eloquently
> written by Joanna.
>
> What a jolting reminder that "participating within the ICANN process" is
> not an exercise in self determination or even self organization.
>
> Mr. Berryhill writes:
>
> > keep up the good work, since if ICANN does not act to enforce its
> > federally registered trademarks, then it will lose them.
>
> I'm not a lawyer, but I suppose it could also hold this organization
> hostage to the trademark, using it to either keep us in line, or
> put us out
> of business.
>
> And all this time I was only worried about the bad smell associated with
> the name!
>
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