Re: [wg-b] Not Speech?

[KathrynKL@aol.com]

The statement below is not correct.  The domain names themselves have been 
found to be speech -- both by the courts and in our common discussion.  What 
else could Y_company_sucks.org be? 

As domain names can be used as "mere addresses," or as product or service 
identifiers, they can also be used as speech.

Kathy Kleiman
ACM-IGC

<< 
 As Mr. Hartman has pointed out, domain names are not speech, but the content
 of the website is.
 
 In order to stay focused on the law, it would be instructive to take a look
 at it from time to time, such as the recent decision in:
 
 Jeri-Jo Knitwear, Inc. v. Club Italia, Inc., 98 CV 4270 (RO), UNITED
 STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, 2000 U.S.
 Dist. LEXIS 4891 , April 17, 2000, Decided, April 18, 2000, Filed >>