Hello Ron,

> 
> If I were a cybersquatter, why would a 1-month, 6-month or 
> any-other-month delay deter me in any way?  Hell, a $20 000 
> return on a $50 investment is damn good money, even if I wait 
> 10 years!

I think cybersquatting is still off topic.

I could tell you how to make $20,000 return via cybersquatting in the
primary market.

I am against cybersquatting - but I can assure you that for
professionals in that game - the question of primary/secondary is
irrelevant.

The reality is the the restrictions mostly impact small business.   The
professional cybersquatters are well resourced and can easily get around
the current restrictions.

Regards,
Bruce





> 
> The .au space is distinguished by the fact that there are 
> qualifying criteria to get the name in the first place.  That 
> in and of itself tends to deter cybersquatting.  If the right 
> to transfer were subject to the same criteria, we're no worse off.
> 
> It seems to me that the real risk of anarchy lies where you 
> have weak eligibility criteria and no restrictions on 
> transfer.  It's that combination that I think we need to 
> guard against.
> 
> And yes, I know - it's all about degree.
> 
> Ron Stark
> 
> 
> :  -----Original Message-----
> :  From: dns-bounces+ronstark=snapsite.com.au§dotau.org
> :  [mailto:dns-bounces+ronstark=snapsite.com.au§dotau.org] On
> :  Behalf Of Bennett Oprysa
> :  Sent: Tuesday, 27 September 2005 2:23 PM
> :  To: .au DNS Discussion List
> :  Subject: Re: [DNS] Changes to policy
> :  
> :  
> :  Tony Owen wrote:
> :  > - minimum length of ownership 6 months  (would stop a lot of what
> :  > happens in the .com realm)
> :  
> :  while I'd prefer no such restriction, I can live with it. It
> :  would probably work quite well from both sides of the
> :  arguement. I certainly would not want any more than 6
> :  months. It could also be a starting point, ie put it at 6
> :  months, then assuming the world does not end, we can later
> :  review it and possibly reduce it.
> :  
> :  
> :  > - maximum registrations per entity per day ( ie 5 or so)
> :  
> :  Absolutely now way we could accept this or any other volume
> :  restriction.
> :  
> :  
> :  > even perhaps two types of registrations, similiar to ip
> :  ranges .. a
> :  > transportable and a fixed, a premium could be charged for the
> :  > transportable which could be used offset the price of a fixed
> :  > registration (provides a bebefit to the general public)
> :  
> :  I expect the complexities outweigh the benefits.
> :  
> :  Bennett.
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