> The same couldn't be said for the owners of a certain music store in the
> USA, which was established and trading for many many years ... they had
> to hand-over ownership of soundgarden.com.
Registries face a lawsuit risk profile something like the tobacco companies.
The first loss eats a big chunk of the business valuation. In that context,
one can hardly be surprised at dispute resolution policies focused on
minimizing risks to the registry.
Leni,
wondering when someone is going to point out that this isn't a DNS list