[ILUG] [ot] .eu...

[adam beecher]

> On what grounds ? Ebay Ltd. is apparently a legitimately registered Irish
> company, and hence according to the IEDR rules is entitled to the use of the
> ebay.ie. Fortunately, the entire Internet is not under the jurisdiction of
> the U.S. courts. I would imagine that Miss Ebid registered Ebay Ltd. to get
> the domain so that the American ebay would at least not be able to compete
> directly on Irish turf.
>
Ye gods, Jeff Bezos is on the ILUG! Where's Tim O'Reilly? We can start a scrap,
and then everyone can hug and kiss and generally make up in a
non-confrontational manner... :) I'm sorry, but seriously - why shouldn't
eBay.com compete directly on Irish turf? Isn't that one of the beauties of the
Internet, that some of us are fighting for? I don't know about you, but I'd love
to move to the States and take some of these people on on their own turf. If I
had the backing, I'd bloody well do it too.

Anyway, as I stated in a later email, I suppose the blame can't really be
apportioned to the IEDR. But the undeniable fact of the matter is that Miss eBid
registered a well-known trademark - please don't try to tell me that she didn't
know what she was doing - and that is cybersquatting. And personally I *don't
like* cybersquatters. I mean fair dues to the woman for having a go and seting
up the business, but if she's worried about competition, she should spend her
money and time on creating a competitve service, as against "The Amazon
Approach".

ebidshouldspendmoretimeontheirwebsiteandlessmoneyoncybersquatting.com

*snigger*

adam