[ICANN-EU] Domain Name Survey for At Large Member Nominees

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Domain Name Survey for At Large Member Nominees


> Dear Nominee,
>
> Trademark owners, domain name owners, and others interested in domain name
> issues worldwide, are following this ICANN election with great interest.
>
> Please take a moment to note your position on the following domain name
issues,
> placing an "X" next to the answer that matches your point of view, or if
you
> prefer, state your thoughts in your own words on line (d). (Take as much
space
> as you need.)

Nikolai Popkov

http://members.icann.org/nom/cp/82.html

Region - Europe

1.  Speculation and the Aftermarket Industry

(a) ___ I love it, its great to see that entrepreneurism thrives.
(b) _X__ I'm not particularly interested personally, but don't question its
legitimacy.
(c) ___ I think speculators are greedy hoarders, hijackers and
extortionists.
(d) ___ _________________________________________________________


2.  UDRP Rulings to date

(a) ___ What garbage!  Where'd these guys go to law school?
(b) _X__ The rulings seem evenhanded enough to me.
(c) ___ The UDRP doesn't go far enough -- I can't wait for stronger WIPO
rules
to come out.
(d) ___ _________________________________________________________



3.  Cybersquatting

(a) __X_ First-come first-serve, that's my motto - let the court systems
handle
it. There are laws already in place.
(b) ___ I'm a firm believer in traditional trademark law enforcement, but
"Model
E"? Give me a break ...
(c) ___ Greedy hoarders, hijackers and extortionists - the UDRP and current
legislation aren't strong enough.
(d) ___ _________________________________________________________


4.  New TLD's

(a) ___ There is no technical reason for quantity limitations or rules
against
proprietary TLD registries, I rather let the marketplace decide.
(b) _X__ Its so controversial, let's keep some limits and registry
uniformity
too.
(c) ___ I prefer few new TLD's, and strict trademark policing by the
registries.
(d) ___ _________________________________________________________


5.  DNS

(a) ___ Eliminate domain name registration contract revocation language, and
give users control over their domain names, and recourse for theft and loss.
(b) _X__ The system works as it is - why change something that isn't broken?
(c) ___ Trademark owners should have first choice, and while we're at it,
limit
everyone else to one domain name each.
(d) ___ _________________________________________________________



>
>
> Thank you very much.  Please email your completed survey to me at
> mailto:joppenheimer@icbtollfree.com.
>
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Sincerely yours Nikolai Popkov.
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