Very interesting article in Salon about a domain name dispute: http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/12/13/fandom/index.html?VERSION=9 Ultimately this is what will happen if you tie domain names to trade marks: larger and more aggressive sites will eventually seek to control all versions of 'their' name across all domain name spaces. I once saw a cease-and-desist letter from an American site, www.blah.com to an Australian site www.blah.com.au, claiming that the Australian site infringed the American trade mark. Because, of course, blah.com.au is just as accessible to Americans as .blah.com is... Nick -- ========================================================= Nick Smith Executive Officer :: Australian Digital Alliance Copyright Advisor :: Australian Libraries Copyright Committee PO Box E202 \\ Kingston ACT 2604 Ph: 02 6262 1273 \\ Fax: 02 6273 2545 Email: nsmith§nla.gov.au \\ Web: www.digital.org.au =========================================================Received on Wed Dec 13 2000 - 13:31:38 UTC
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