This is the classic hyperbole that these 'groups against [whatever]' like to nurture:

Cybersquatters’ increasing assault on intellectual property hurts everyone involved, including consumers and the Internet community at large. By registering domain names derived from famous brands, cybersquatters are able to successfully lure consumers into purchasing counterfeit products (including potentially harmful counterfeit prescription drugs), giving away their personal information (which could lead to further financial loss) and unwittingly exposing themselves to spyware deposits. According to the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition (IACC), $600 billion was spent online for counterfeits in 2006. Phishing, a fraud enabled by cybersquatting, is also growing at an alarming rate. The Internet Crime Complaint Center, a partnership of the National White Collar Crime Center and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, found that consumers in the U.S. reported personal losses of $198.44 million to phishing in 2006.

Waiting for what?

I am waiting for a review of a Code of Conduct for ICA so that I can share it here.

Originally posted by devolution
This is the classic hyperbole that these 'groups against [whatever]' like to nurture:

The problem is that there is an element of truth in their comments, and the truthful part is something that the average person has likely experianced in one form or another.

Originally posted by MichaelC
I am waiting for a review of a Code of Conduct for ICA so that I can share it here.

For ICA?

Or it's members / domainers / industry?

Originally posted by ILikeInfo
The problem is that there is an element of truth in their comments, and the truthful part is something that the average person has likely experianced in one form or another.

There are a small minority (perhaps less than 0.1%) of sites that run 'counterfeit' operations -- but this arguement is an old one, just like the Music Industry about MP3 files... "Oh, the schoolgirls are going to bring down the record industry..."

Originally posted by ILikeInfo
For ICA?

Or it's members / domainers / industry?

For ICA members. However, it would be nice to have a code of conduct that is embraced by other domain investors as well.

Originally posted by MichaelC
For ICA members. However, it would be nice to have a code of conduct that is embraced by other domain investors as well.

Agreed. Since the waiting has gone on a couple months, since we seem to be near the end of a time critical window, and since it might be worthwhile to have a code independently and broadly considered by all registrants (including those who are not domain investors as well as those who consider themselves in that category), I am seriously considering submitting a piece discussing the idea of such a code (and the work that has been done toward it on this and another forum) to CircleID. In fact, I think I will start drafting it. It could set the stage for ICA announcement. It would be a crime if we all waited until after some piece of anti-domainer legislation were already rumbling around in Washington. Then it would be reactive and clearly seen as a -- there is no nice way to put it -- but you get the idea. I would like it to be proactive, broad-based, professional, and seek the high ground. We have been working on this for many months. I think it is time to launch. (Was that a movie?)

I like it DomeBase

Originally posted by ILikeInfo
I like it DomeBase

Thanks ILikeInfo. I've sent it.

wow -- they published it fast

"Call for Domain Owner Code of Rights and Responsibilities,"

http://www.circleid.com/posts/domain...sponsibilities

Now to build momentum, gain support from key stakeholders, engage bloggers, maybe talk to the press, and move this forward. It is time for action.

Thanks to all who helped put this code together here and at other forums...
http://www.domainstate.com/showthrea...threadid=77491

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This has probably been mentioned domey, but gun laws don't keep kids from getting shot.

Originally posted by subg
This has probably been mentioned domey, but gun laws don't keep kids from getting shot.

I thought it did in the UK?

Of course it's hard in the US with gun manufacturers paying off politicians, etc. I fear CADNA is going in that very direction, but in this case they want the guns to be able to shoot any domain/domainer they wish.

Originally posted by subg
This has probably been mentioned domey, but gun laws don't keep kids from getting shot.

sorry, but I don't understand what that means in this context

please elaborate

sorry, but I don't understand what that means in this context

If 99% of domainers agree to a code of ethics, the media is still only going to report what the other 1% are doing.