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Re: [ICANN-EU] The real challenge for all of us as candidates



On 2000-08-22 16:21:35 +0200, Marc Schneiders wrote:

> And what do you propose to end the present situation where some
> arbitrator appointed by the party that wants a domain can steal
> it from those who are the rightful owner, but are smaller
> businesses or ordinary people? See barcelona.com: "the city has a
> more legitamate right than a company". This is against the rules
> of the UDRP but it happens. You let it happen.

Yes, it does happen, and that's a matter of fact which can't be
changed by some Internet organization saying "we don't want".  The
only way to change these things are international treaties and
national legislation, which are both issues far beyond ICANN's
current scope, and power.

-- 
Thomas Roessler                         <roessler@does-not-exist.org>