Wasn't there a .tm.au space proposed a couple of years ago for this
purpose?

Sounds like a good idea to me...




Original message from: Doug Robb <doug&#167;cygnus.uwa.edu.au>
>
>On Sun, 9 Apr 2000, Matthew King wrote:
>
>> If anyone on the auDA board reads this please get the reform path 
>> kick started. I for one would answer the call. And I'd say I am not
>> the only one out there....
>> 
>> Matthew King
>> 
>> 
>
>Well said. Another point of policy is policy with trade
>marks. I own several trade marks, eg AusRace is one.
>
>I have a web site http://ausrace.com and a very successful
>enterprise based around this. My mailing lists are hitting
>upwards of 2,500 subscribers and for the sort of site it is
>its one of the best in Australia. It is not a business
>or pty company but nevertheless an enterprise conducted
>largely through another pty comany that I have a domain
>for. (but not a 'trading as' scenario').
>
>So I wish to register ausrace.com.au based on being the
>holder of the Australian trade mark. 
>
>Application refused.
>I questioned MelbIT and were told that
>there is no provision for holders of trademarks to
>register .com.au, it is for bussiness's only etc.
>
>Now I ask what sensible person would  register 6
>business names, have the problems of accounting and
>so on just to get a domain name for a trademark they
>already own?
>
>eg Amatyl (spelling?) own coca-cola, they have to form
>a seperate business in Australia to get coke.com.au
>
>These big company's would later hunreds of registered
>trade marks!
>
>On a related point I also own the trade mark for
>'rubicon'. The site http://www.rubicon.com.au
>is a water management company. I could call them
>cyber sqatters as I hold the trademark. But as I
>didn't form a (yet another) business just to get the
>domain name my trademark is now someone else
>domain name.
>
>Gone forever because under .com.au policy the .com.au
>domain space is not for trademarks. Perhaps they should
>stop registering domain names that are some elses
>trade marks?
>(I know on the application form they have a search
>trademarks check but this is one at least that has 
>obvioulsy got past this check - and at the time I
>looked rubicon systems didn't own the trademark
>in any category).
>
>doug
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