Re: [ga] Question No. 1

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Tim and all remaining assembly members,

Tim Langdell, PhD wrote:

> Apples and Oranges. Michael's point I believe is clearly that the
> domain-naming space does not "belong" to anyone anymore than the
> children-naming space does.

  Exactly right.  Dave often likes to play word games, when it is obvious
that he is intelligent enough to understand Michaels meaning of his
response (See below)...

> I dont think he meant you to take him literally
> and compare the act of naming one with naming the other.
>
> That said, domain names (SLDs) are not unique in the real sense that even
> now there can be a given SLD registered under .com, .net, .org, and any
> ccTLD ... with of course several more TLDs coming soon.

  Not to mention the different combinations with "-" for example.

> If you mean that a
> domain name is unique when one takes into its account the entire SLD.TLD
> string, then of course you are correct .... unless you take in to account
> the fact of all the altTLDs/roots whereupon even that statement is clearly
> incorrect. And what one has is rather like TV channels where "Channel 7"
> could be ABC in one city and NBC in another that has a different cable
> provider ...

  Good point.

>
>
> From: "Dave Crocker" <dhc2@dcrocker.net>
> To: "Michael Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law" <froomkin@law.miami.edu>
> Cc: "Michael F. McNulty" <mcnulty@AZStarnet.com>;
> <gavin.stokes@autodesk.com>; <ga@dnso.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 9:56 AM
> Subject: Re: [ga] Question No. 1
>
> > Excellent comparison.  It highlights fundamental misunderstandings about
> > domain names:
> >
> >          Children's names are assumed NOT to be unique.
> >
> >          Domain names MUST be unique.
> >
> > Hence domain name assignment requires a mechanism for ensuring uniqueness.
> >
> > d/
> >
> >
> > At 08:26 AM 4/11/2001, Michael Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law wrote:
> > >It belongs to more or less the same people to whom the "naming children
> > >space" belongs to.
> > >
> > >On Wed, 11 Apr 2001, Michael F. McNulty wrote:
> > >
> > > > Who does the domain name space _belong to_?
> >
> > ----------
> > Dave Crocker   <mailto:dcrocker@brandenburg.com>
> > Brandenburg InternetWorking   <http://www.brandenburg.com>
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> >
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