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Source:NewsScan Daily, 15 August 2001 ("Above The Fold")
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INTERNET REGISTRAR TO CHALLENGE NAME CLAIMS
In response to widespread criticism, Afilias -- the company that runs the
new ".info" domain -- says it will challenge some of the more shaky claims
made on the most desirable names. The situation arose when Afilias allowed
businesses to claim their trademarks before registration was opened up to
the general public. Many of those claims were made on common dictionary
words, with registrants providing little or no trademark documentation.
Afilias rules allowed would-be challengers to register their complaints,
but charged them $295 to begin the process. Even if they were successful,
challengers were refunded only $220 of that fee. More than 25,000 .info
names have been claimed since preliminary registration opened July 25, and
Afilias exec Roland LaPlante says his company expects to file hundreds of
challenges with arbiters at the World Intellectual Property Organization.
Some of the names already claimed include books.info, consumers.info and
business.info. (AP 15 Aug 2001)
http://news.excite.com/news/ap/010815/00/internet-names-for-grabs
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