a whois query shows the domain as active, this could have little to do with Kenic

++++++
there's an app for that :-p

On May 19, 2011 7:02 PM, "Barrack Otieno" <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
> @ Mich well said but in this case the intention is clear, smells Malice.
> Cheers!
>
> On 5/19/11, Michuki Mwangi <michuki.mwangi@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 5/19/11 5:15 PM, David Kiania | Asentric Consulting Ltd wrote:
>>> Does this mean that KeNic can be arm twisted into DE-registering
>>> account of another company. Minch what is the true position on this?
>>
>> I dont know what the current dispute resolution policy says - hence it
>> would probably require legal interpretation.
>>
>> IMHO www.safaricon.co.ke is not safaricom.co.ke hence the issue of
>> registration "in bad faith" would only come into play if they were
>> using the said content on a domain like safaricom.or.ke or something
>> similar to safaricom.
>>
>> Do you remember the story of www.whitehouse.gov, whitehouse.org and
>> www.whitehouse.gov?. If not http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitehouse.com
>>
>> IMHO, where the name is different that cannot be interpreted to be in
>> bad faith since the domain or the name safaricon doesnt belong to them.
>>
>> In other words, the same folks can go and register a domain with a
>> completely different name and still achieve the same objectives. KENIC
>> would have no grounds to shut them down. So if the posting is correct,
>> they are likely going to go to an TLD outside Kenya (see above
>> whitehouse.gov story) so it would be a different level of engagement for
>> Safaricom when someone registers safaricon.com which as we speak is open
>> for registration! :|
>>
>> KENIC are likely to open a pandora's box because it means anyone who
>> registers a name in future like safaricom.or.ke or safaricon.or.ke will
>> likely have a problem too. wont they?
>>
>> my 2 cents!
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Michuki.
>>
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