tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434819406898941181.post2185095863365567251..comments2024-03-28T03:13:56.387-05:00Comments on MuskogeePolitico.com: IRONY: Ron Paul asks UN to confiscate RonPaul.com, RonPaul.org from his own fansJamison Faughthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717547537110650231noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434819406898941181.post-43134250051967587212013-02-13T15:03:54.491-06:002013-02-13T15:03:54.491-06:00Please edit or take note - in my previous comment ...Please edit or take note - in my previous comment I was looking in the wrong terminal - the domain is registered in Panama.Brian Altenhofelhttp://www.vmdoh.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434819406898941181.post-53315205665438830662013-02-13T14:59:44.729-06:002013-02-13T14:59:44.729-06:00The owners of RonPaul.com are violating ICANN rule...The owners of RonPaul.com are violating ICANN rules regarding domains, specifically the part about "by using the domain name, you have intentionally attempted to attract, for commercial gain, Internet users to your web site or other on-line location, by creating a likelihood of confusion with the complainant's mark as to the source, sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement of your web site or location or of a product or service on your web site or location." This is something that every person who registers a domain name agrees to legally.<br /><br />To dispute a domain registration, a request for dispute resolution must be filed with ICANN. At that point, it goes to an Administrative Panel from one of the four organizations approved to handle ICANN dispute arbitration. Because this is an international affair (domain is registered in Australia), it goes through an arm of the UN. This is part of ICANN's rules, and not a choice of forum.<br /><br />Furthermore, unless RonPaul.com has collected those 170,000 email addresses independently of its Zazzle store through something that explicitly notified the user that they were signing up for a mailing list subscription, they have no legally obtained mailing list to sell.Brian Altenhofelhttp://www.vmdoh.comnoreply@blogger.com