RE: [wg-c] Compromise proposal

[Mikki Barry <ooblick@netpolicy.com>]

>Reaching agreement on what is "non-commercial" and why any category should
>have different procedures will take some thought and some time. For
>instance, many non profit organizations are non-commercial,but hold
>themselves out as public resources and engage in high profile lobbying
>activities, some for social causes, some for political, etc. Are those "non
>commercial, and therefore in a protected category? If so, why?


Because trademark and most intellectual property law is and should be 
limited to commercial entities, pure and simple.   Trademark does not 
extend to non-commercial uses in the "real world" nor should it 
infringe on speech rights on the Internet.