Re: Internet domain name controversies

Michael Leventhal wrote:
>
> How about just changing the domain name system by adding a whole new
> group of top-level domains, so that A3 Pizza, A3 plumbing and A3
> Savings and Loan can peacefully co-exist? I know such a move is at
> least under discussion. Maybe it even makes sense to make top-level
> domains correspond to the 42 International Schedule of Trademark
> Classifications . . . I know this is a largely American-centric
> proposal.

Yes, as I previously cited, the protocol for constructing domain names is insufficient to permit parallel non-competing uses, e.g. united.airlines and united.fruit. As long as it's that way, it won't matter who administers the system, INTERNIC, USPTO, or Greg Aharonian :-) . Someone will be unhappy.

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