Bret and all my friends, I can perhaps see your point in respect to 3rd level domain names, but not 2nd. Warehousing/hoarding is what it is, despite how one may diesire to define such a practice or action. Sorry, but no cigar here Bret! Nice try though.. >:) A rose by anyother name smells the same, eh? Bret Fausett wrote:
On Feb 20, 2008, at 11:43 AM, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
I would argue, for instance, that domain names should be subject to the same "use it or lose it" regimen as trademarks, for much the same reasons. (IMO, parking does not constitute "use").
I personally own a very small portfolio of names, most of which I have "parked," by some definition of "parked." (see, e.g., http://www.playcamp.com or http://www.sailmodel.com). I don't see how you're going to draw a line between my use and someone else's.
Most of the big parking companies do much more sophisticated things with their landing pages, and the technology is improving all the time. At the end of the day, you're not going to be able to articulate a bright-line rule about what is a "use." In fact, five years from now, you won't be able to tell a "parked" page from the sort of portal you see when you go to Yahoo!
Bret
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