Comments on: Conflict of Opinion http://domainnamewire.com/2006/06/21/conflict-of-opinion/ News and Views for the Domain Name Industry Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:38:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Thomas Miller http://domainnamewire.com/2006/06/21/conflict-of-opinion/comment-page-1/#comment-5306 Thomas Miller Mon, 26 Jun 2006 13:56:06 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/2006/06/21/conflict-of-opinion/#comment-5306 They are not trying to sell those. CNET had major plans to become THE Internet portal. Unfortunately, technical innovation lost out to corporate takeovers. Now, due to corporate whoring, CNET has become a sad shell of what it once was. There was no malice intended when the domains were purchased. IMHO, better that CNET own them for possible future development (or sell them at cost to an entity who will make proper use of them) than a cybersquatter asking $50,000. They are not trying to sell those. CNET had major plans to become THE Internet portal. Unfortunately, technical innovation lost out to corporate takeovers. Now, due to corporate whoring, CNET has become a sad shell of what it once was. There was no malice intended when the domains were purchased. IMHO, better that CNET own them for possible future development (or sell them at cost to an entity who will make proper use of them) than a cybersquatter asking $50,000.

]]> By: Editor http://domainnamewire.com/2006/06/21/conflict-of-opinion/comment-page-1/#comment-5277 Editor Mon, 26 Jun 2006 05:25:48 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/2006/06/21/conflict-of-opinion/#comment-5277 What about Store.com and Events.com, both owned by CNET and parked? What about Store.com and Events.com, both owned by CNET and parked?

]]> By: Thomas Miller http://domainnamewire.com/2006/06/21/conflict-of-opinion/comment-page-1/#comment-5223 Thomas Miller Sun, 25 Jun 2006 00:50:38 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/2006/06/21/conflict-of-opinion/#comment-5223 Internet commerce may not have been what the WEB was designed for, but it certainly is in the spirit of what the Internet as a whole promised. The underlying spirit of the domain name structure was to make it easier for users to find what they are looking for instead of having to memorize numbers which the human brain is quite bad at. CNET purchased domain names like search.com and computers.com, both domain names many unethical cybersquatters drool over. Those names may have had nothing to do with with CNET's trademark but nevertheless, they used them in a way that made the Internet community proud. Search.com was one of the first meta search engines around. Heaven forbid that a domain name actually reflects its use. That kind of use of a domain name is very ethical. However, buying a domain name for $12.95 and then trying to sell it for $50,000 is unethical and just plain wrong. Internet commerce may not have been what the WEB was designed for, but it certainly is in the spirit of what the Internet as a whole promised. The underlying spirit of the domain name structure was to make it easier for users to find what they are looking for instead of having to memorize numbers which the human brain is quite bad at. CNET purchased domain names like search.com and computers.com, both domain names many unethical cybersquatters drool over. Those names may have had nothing to do with with CNET’s trademark but nevertheless, they used them in a way that made the Internet community proud. Search.com was one of the first meta search engines around. Heaven forbid that a domain name actually reflects its use. That kind of use of a domain name is very ethical. However, buying a domain name for $12.95 and then trying to sell it for $50,000 is unethical and just plain wrong.

]]> By: Editor http://domainnamewire.com/2006/06/21/conflict-of-opinion/comment-page-1/#comment-5213 Editor Sat, 24 Jun 2006 18:39:06 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/2006/06/21/conflict-of-opinion/#comment-5213 Thomas, have you ever bought anything on Amazon.com or from another web site? Internet commerce was NOT what the internet was designed for. Does that make it wrong? Thomas, have you ever bought anything on Amazon.com or from another web site? Internet commerce was NOT what the internet was designed for. Does that make it wrong?

]]> By: Thomas Miller http://domainnamewire.com/2006/06/21/conflict-of-opinion/comment-page-1/#comment-5212 Thomas Miller Sat, 24 Jun 2006 18:33:16 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/2006/06/21/conflict-of-opinion/#comment-5212 Owning a domain name with no intention other than to sell it to the highest bidder is 100% wrong. That is NOT what the domain name system was designed for. You do not have the right to buy domain names for the "investment." The biggest mistake the NSF ever made was making the Internet open to commercial interests. Owning a domain name with no intention other than to sell it to the highest bidder is 100% wrong. That is NOT what the domain name system was designed for. You do not have the right to buy domain names for the “investment.” The biggest mistake the NSF ever made was making the Internet open to commercial interests.

]]> By: Editor http://domainnamewire.com/2006/06/21/conflict-of-opinion/comment-page-1/#comment-5142 Editor Fri, 23 Jun 2006 03:16:34 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/2006/06/21/conflict-of-opinion/#comment-5142 With regards to CouponCodes.com, I'm not saying its a problem becaue of the trademark. The part that gets me is he blasts owning domains without an intended use and using monetization services, but he does that exact thing with CouponCode.com. With regards to CouponCodes.com, I’m not saying its a problem becaue of the trademark. The part that gets me is he blasts owning domains without an intended use and using monetization services, but he does that exact thing with CouponCode.com.

]]> By: Dave Zan http://domainnamewire.com/2006/06/21/conflict-of-opinion/comment-page-1/#comment-5135 Dave Zan Thu, 22 Jun 2006 20:28:14 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/2006/06/21/conflict-of-opinion/#comment-5135 Actually, Doug's regged CouponCodes.com since 1999. And I'm sure he didn't mean all domainers are cybersquatters. :) However, it's getting harder to see the distinction with some of the registrars themselves allegedly involved in those "shenanigans". Actually, Doug’s regged CouponCodes.com since 1999. And I’m sure he didn’t mean all domainers are cybersquatters. :)

However, it’s getting harder to see the distinction with some of the registrars themselves allegedly involved in those “shenanigans”.

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