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<DIV>Marc,</DIV>
<DIV>while I think there is much to commend in the NCUC statement on the
registry services I feel impelled to make one remark to this part of your
statement:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff>" we note that ICANN invested most of its effort in
protecting trademarks ... interests, and has shown very little interest in
protecting consumers and users".</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>ICANN's UDRP is all about protecting consumers and users. The typical
motivation for a brand owner to seek ownership of a domain name is to
prevent the bad faith use of the domain name. Bad faith use includes consumer
fraud and deception. There maybe individual cases where other motivations are
apparent but please do note that the fundamental reason for trademarks at all is
as a guarantee of origin - and that is a consumer as well as a
brand-owner benefit. </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG>Philip</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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