Hi folks, Any rational reading of the IRT comments archive demonstrates deep divisions between TM holders and the broader public, in particular domain name registrants: http://forum.icann.org/lists/irt-final-report/ So, I thought it might be a good idea to try to find common ground between the two sides. Since we continue to lack a true cross-constituency GNSO mailing list, we'll have to do the best we can with those on both sides represented in our own constituency. Here's the first of several ideas that I'd like to "test", to see whether they have the support of folks here: 1) Registry fees should be lower for domains that do no resolve (i.e. have no nameservers). Since TM holders register a large number of domains only for defensive purposes, they waste considerable sums on domain names they simply do not really want to own or use. Conceivably abusive registrants would benefit by being able to register larger numbers of domains too at lower cost --- however, they'd be unable to actually USE these domains, since the names do not resolve. Please respond with "yes", "no", "maybe" and perhaps an explanation of why you feel the way you do about the idea. Perhaps we can queue up other ideas from both sides, and after devoting a day or two or three to each idea (in separate threads), be able to come up with a package of solutions that has strong consensus support (even unanimous support) that we can bring to other constituencies. Sincerely, George Kirikos 416-588-0269 http://www.leap.com/