On Thu, Apr 13, 2000 at 09:01:07AM +0100, Breathnach, Proinnsias (Dublin) mentioned:
> Well, as someone who was watching the procedings in the Dail last night, and
> saw Bertie's answer, I think that he's actually on the right track. He first
> admitted that he personally didn't have sufficient knowledge of the subject
> (the internet) to comment, this shows some sense. He then went on to say
> that he would consider advice on (not his words) outlawing this type of
> practice (CyberSquatting). The IEDR already do this to an extent, so as far
> as .ie domains go, we're safe ... The .com is a market that is rife with
> CyberSquatting, and that is where the trouble started.
Not so. The IEDR only check your application when you register it. If
it's (to them) an obvious case of cybersquatting, they'll stop it. But, if
for instance someone registed a company name of a UK company, who had
intended opening a .ie branch (say, lastminute.ie ;), and the IEDR don't
spot it, they won't pull the domain - they leave that up to the courts.
Kate
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