[thelist] yahooligans + DI

Hello Matt, evolters,
At 22:12 08.05.00 -0400, you wrote:
>> >Yahoo is objecting to 37 registered domains - ranging from
>> >geographical variations such as AtlantaYahoo.com and
>> >DCYahoo.com to the more obscure Jahu.com and Yhu.com - and
>> >has taken its case to the Internet Corporation for Assigned
>> >Names and Numbers (ICANN) for arbitration.

>Jewhoo.com? I'm not sure how I feel about this. The domain side of things is
>straight-forward... Yahoo.com loses. However:
>
>1. Many of these sites have ripped of (almost exactly) the design of
>Yahoo -- see Jewhoo.com

I agree, I know many yahoo clones that even play with their design.

>2. I'm mucho glad that Yahoo.com is taking this to ICANN rather than IWIN...
>err... I mean court :-) because:
>        a. they'll lose
>        b. they'll lose

:p
hey, I did not even catch that line, I straight thought of court..
Now, is ICANN really the right forum for such issues?

But I like your points. :)

>I don't like the site ripoffs, but the domain issue will die... quickly, is
>my guess. ICANN will (should?) laugh in their face... and if they don't
>there will be hell to pay.

Well, I disagree with your opinion that it will die..we see many
of this issues happening here in Europe, or more specific
in Austria (bundesheer.com, oe3.com), German (lots), and Swiss (choke.ch).

>Dan, Oliver, Tony.... and the rest of the DI team...
>Should we think about raising the beast?

You should ;)
I can not help with programing, but with other things I am here to help.
Are there some multi-lingual or country specific options planned?

till later,
.wolf

<tip type="check your spelling" author="wolf">
In Eudora, ALT + E, then H.
Looks better with your business correspondence,
especially when English is not your mother language.
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