Re: ICANN opens up Pandora's Box of new TLDs

[Phil Regnauld <regnauld () catpipe net>]

Owen DeLong (owen) writes:
> >
> Whether some choose to do that or not, I believe that the point is that:
>
> 1.    Nobody is FORCING them to do so.

        Trademark law is forcing you to - you have to make reasonable attempts
        to actively defend your trademark.  Of course, no-one forces you
        to trademark your name in the first place.  Not that I agree with the
        practice, either.

        Phil