In reply to Buy.com.au  -  it is not a generic category name.


Melbourne it have classed this type of name as an ordinary name. For the generic
name rule to come into play, it has to be a category in the yellow pages. Buy is
not in there.
Regards
Ivan


Regarding the dispute over the domain buy.com.au they mention in the article

    "White said his client had registered the business name
     in 1998 and the domain name buy.com.au in February 1999
     with the intention of setting up an online auction site."

Could someone tell me how a generic word such as "buy" got through INA's
generic name policy. Actually while your at it the same applies for
sold.com.au, auction.com.au and travel.com.au.

Previously I thought that these domains must have been registered before
the name policy was in place, but if what the article states is true
somehow INA is letting registrations through that are against their generic
name policy.

Does anyone know how this is happening ?
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                                Lee Sanders
                              ltemp§ca.com.au
                        Commerce Australia Pty Ltd.
                         Phone: +61 (08) 9226 0011
                          Fax: +61 (08) 9226 0033
                               www.ca.com.au
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At 09:56 6/04/00 +1000, you wrote:
>http://www.it.fairfax.com.au/industry/20000405/A50429-2000Apr5.html


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