RE: [atlarge-discuss] icannatlarge.com

["Bruce Young" <bruce@barelyadequate.info>]

Norbert Klein wrote:

|  It is not that "Other Web sites are using the ICANN name as part of their
|  online identity" - the ICANN web site enumerating the different
|  "at large"
|  structures mentiones us as the only world wide structure with
|  the name of our
|  present Web site.

My sole point was that, just because ICANN hasn't chosen to persue its legal
rights regarding its trademarked name is no guarantee that they won't do so
in the future.

|  Why is this point not taken up in our debate more clearly? What is wrong
|  with this very clear fact?

Nothing.  And in a protracted legal battle we could likely prove our
historical right to the name.  But I for one don't have the "deep pockets"
to fund such a battle, do you?  Do all of us put together have the resources
to fight such a battle?  So why do so?

|  This situation belongs, for me, to the world of FACTS.

Yes.  And the fact is, regarding their name, ICANN has all the rights and
the deep pockets to defend them if they choose.  So why intentionally put
ourselves in a position to allow them to do so?

|  Of course if the vote on the name should result in a name change of the
|  group of people who have gathered under the name of ICANNatlarge
|  at our present
|  web site - then we have voted ourselves out from the position we have at
|  present - rightly acknowledged so far also by ICANN.

ICANN acknowlegdes us because they seen no need to do otherwise while we are
small and limited in influence.  If we become large and our influence
increases, I suspect that will likely change.


Bruce Young
Portland, Oregon USA
bruce@barelyadequate.info
http://www.barelyadequate.info
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