I have been reading this thread of discussion in amazement. What is so unusual about a two year licence. It is not as if your licence 'drops out' at the end of the two year period. You simply renew the licence at the end of the two years, and then again after that etc etc. I don't see any suggestion anywhere that you are not entitled to renew your licence at the end of that period - provided that you continue to have a business name/company name/trademark that you can associate with your domain name. All business names, for example, are also registered for a finite period - you just renew it when it expires. I don't hear anyone complaining that they won't start a business under a business name, unless you have a 'business name risk strategy'. What is the big deal??? >>> "akstephan§ozemail.com.au" 20/12/01 7:12:17 am >>> Hi This is scarry. We are at this point and issues like this are not clear. Based on postings here it seems to me that there are too mny uncertainties that need to be clarified for this auction to proceed. I find it hard to understand why there is only a two year licence. In practical business terms you can't work that way. It takes years to build up networks and so on, and one of the most important identifiers of the business - its domain name - has a 2 year license. That is absurd or is it a bit of Texas Two Stepping by someone who has not got a clue about how small businesses operate. Is it convenient to use such language now to make this little charade politically acceptable, but expose the real game plan when it is all over? Why would you want to invest promoting your business under such uncertainties. The logical thing to do is go somewhere that you can get a name that is not subject to such uncertainty. It is now quite clear that business must now have a domain name risk strategy in place. Rgd Adrian =========================================== Adrian Stephan (Managing Director) Logistics Pty Ltd POB 5068 PINEWOOD VIC 3149 Ph: +61 (0)3 9888 2366 Fx: +61 (0)3 9888 2377 akstephan§ozemail.com.au adrian.stephan§logistic.com.au www.logistic.com.au =========================================== -----Original Message----- From: Neale Banks [mailto:neale§lowendale.com.au] Sent: Tuesday, 18 December 2001 13:11 PM To: dns§lists.auda.org.au Subject: Re: [DNS] Notional value of a domain name On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, Ron Stark wrote: > This is an open question, because I don't have an answer. > > If a domain name has no intrinsic value as it's merely a temporary license > for use, how then can names be auctioned to the highest bidder, on the > premise that they indeed have value? > > I have trouble reconciling these opposing positions. "IANAL" - but I'd be tempted to guess that it's not the name which is being auctioned but rather the "temporary license for use" (or whatever you'd like to call it). So the (likely) tenure of the license would presumably be a significant influence on the price. Regards, Neale. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- List policy, unsubscribing and archives => http://www.auda.org.au/list/dns/ Please do not retransmit articles on this list without permission of the author, further information at the above URL. (327 subscribers.) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- List policy, unsubscribing and archives => http://www.auda.org.au/list/dns/ Please do not retransmit articles on this list without permission of the author, further information at the above URL. (327 subscribers.) ******************************************************* Craig Ng Maddock Lonie & Chisholm Lawyers Tel: (03) 92880555 International: +61 3 92880555 Fax: (03) 92880666 International: +61 3 92880666 Web: http://www.maddocks.com.au ******************************************************* The information in this electronic mail is privileged and confidential, intended only for use of the individual or entity named. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, copying or use of the information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error please delete it immediately from your system and inform us by email on info§maddocks.com.au. *******************************************************Received on Fri Oct 03 2003 - 00:00:00 UTC
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