Re: domain name speculation

From: Matthew da Silva <mdasilva_at_ibd.yamatake.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 17:11:53 -0500 (CDT)

MIKE NELSON WROTE:
>I can't see a difference between Buying and selling Domain
>names and Buying and selling Real Estate...
>A domain name is Internet real estate. A location in which
>your business resides. Buying a prime piece of real estate
>for investment, "or later use" is not un ethical.
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This is a no-brainer. Intellectual Property differs from
real estate in a basic sense that ownership is not of a
material thing but rather of a cognitive entity. What you
are suggesting is actually more in the line of forgery.
Let's say I buy a piece of land (a brand name) and go on a
holiday. If I find squatters on the front lawn after I
return, do I call the police or the relocation company. A
problem issues when several companies already own a single
name, and want to claim rights. In such a case, we can say
that the deeds to the title are unsigned and then it's
first-come, first-served.

Matthew da Silva
Online Solutions, International Business
Yamatake Corporation, Tokyo
mdasilva_at_ibd.yamatake.co.jp

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