Government showdown could break up Internet, experts warn

[Odin]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger


For one thing, they have been consistently ruling in favour of big corporations when it comes to the so called "cybersquatting" issues.

For example, supose you have a website called "fordsux.com" for years. Then, one day, Ford the car company came along and asserted that you were infringing on their trademark, despite the facts that a) there are probably millions of people called Ford and b) your website were actually in use (instead of just having a "holding" page). ICANN would rule against you and order you to return the address to Ford the car company.

Link?

[Winston]

Fine, go on, break up the Internet, see if I care.

[Sava]

if I can still download stuff from Usenet, I don't care

BUT IF THEY RUIN THAT FOR ME


I WILL TURN INTO A DOMESTIC TERRORIST

[FrostyBoy]

Originally posted by Sikander


Invent your NZ net, I'm sure it will be fascinating.

NZ net?

[Odin]

Originally posted by Sava
if I can still download stuff from Usenet, I don't care

BUT IF THEY RUIN THAT FOR ME


I WILL TURN INTO A DOMESTIC TERRORIST

Homeland Security has been notified.

[Sava]

that's okay, they already have me under surveillance...

I AM WAVING TO THEM NOW!!!

[Odin]

Originally posted by Sava
that's okay, they already have me under surveillance...

I AM WAVING TO THEM NOW!!!

[OzzyKP]

U S A! U S A!

[Whoha]

Originally posted by Odin


Link?

If you had ford.net(com, whatever, as long as it is associated with the company) they could force you to give them the site(because you are squatting), but not something like fordsux.com.

[Sandman]

This is like the Britain insisting that it alone has the final say over time zones.

Give it up, America. You don't want to spend your relative decline fighting pointless rearguard actions.

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Sava
if I can still download stuff from Usenet, I don't care

BUT IF THEY RUIN THAT FOR ME


I WILL TURN INTO A DOMESTIC TERRORIST

Well considering that you're already a thief, I guess domestic terrorist is the next logical step?

[Whoha]

Originally posted by Sandman
This is like the Britain insisting that it alone has the final say over time zones.

Give it up, America. You don't want to spend your relative decline fighting pointless rearguard actions.

Heh, if that were true Europe,Africa,China,Saudi Arabia,Iran,etc would have already created their own root dns servers, and everyone would be flocking to them. the pointless rearguard action would already be over.