I can see why someone *should* register domains to protect their trademark, but in reality why should they if they don't want to. If one looks at the offline world, it's not expected a company should register various permutation of their company name or brands to protect a brand or company, so why should they be forced to with domain names?

David

----- Original Message ----
From: Jon Lawrence <jon&#167;jonlawrence.com>
To: .au DNS Discussion List <dns&#167;dotau.org>; .au DNS Discussion List <dns§dotau.org>
Sent: Wednesday, 18 October, 2006 5:23:41 PM
Subject: Re: [DNS] Domain monetising?

Hi Ron

Given that there are two Australian Trademarks for "Seven Eleven" registered
to 7-Eleven, Inc. from Dallas, Texas, dating from 1976, perhaps a better
question to ask would be, why didn't they register this name themselves?

Jon 


>-- Original Message --
>From: "Ron Stark" <ronstark&#167;snapsite.com.au>
>To: "'.au DNS Discussion List'" <dns&#167;dotau.org>
>Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:30:05 +1000
>Subject: [DNS] Domain monetising?
>Reply-To: ".au DNS Discussion List" <dns&#167;dotau.org>
>
>
>Can anybody tell me what claim does Mr Ying Fat Ng, operating as a sole
>trader, have over the domain name seveneleven.com.au?  Especially when
he
>purportedly offers 7-Eleven stores for sale, but appears to have no
>connection whatsoever with them?
> 
>There's potentially a similar situation, albeit under a different entity,
>with 711.com.au.
> 
>Ron Stark
> 
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