For Sale Well It's Offical....

[DomainSage]

WLS is infact comming out.

Source: Director of ICANN

 

[DNQuest.com]

Do you have a link to the story? I can't find it anywhere.

 

[RMF]

http://domainguru.com/article/383

RMF

 

[DomainSage]

I have seen that article, but that is a bit old. I talked to one of the ICANN directors and they assured me it is comming out.

 

[GeorgeK]

WLS is still being challenged by Dotster....we'll see.

 

[DomainSage]

George, I know how much you want it to fold. I do as well. Unfortunately, it is over and WLS IS rolling out.

 

[atlach]

Do we have an id when wls will start and is it still worth snaping domain that are due this summer ?

@

 

[Cartoonz]

Originally posted by DomainSage
Unfortunately, it is over and WLS IS rolling out.

Pretty bold statement.
ICANN is only the first step.
The courts are going to be far less accepting of this racketeering by VeriSnap. Wait and see.

 

[DomainSage]

atlach: there is no point on putting a snap on names, WLS should be rolling out pretty soon, but if you do your snap will be converted to a WLS subscription. However, you do not have any priority on that name, someone else can get it before you can.

Cartoonz: Courts side with ICANN. ICANN has made its decision to allow WLS.

 

[atlach]

Wont snapname be as fast putting wls on a name as they were on snaping a domain?

@

 

[DomainSage]

That's not what they do. Just because you have a snap on a name they will not give you the WLS for that name. The only thing you get is your SnapNames credit transferred to WLS credit.

 

[atlach]

well they ll try to get the wls no? if they do, they have as much chance of getting the wls as they have when trying to snap a name for us
right?

@

 

[GeorgeK]

DomainSage: ICANN loses in court all the time. E.g. Karl Auerbach case, and they were also a party in the .biz settlement, too.

 

[Luc]

there is no point on putting a snap on names, WLS should be rolling out pretty soon

If by pretty soon you mean within the next 8-10 months,
then MAYBE it will actually happen.

I honestly hope that it doesn’t.

Luc L.

 

[PACKERGARE]

dammit

 

[Cartoonz]

Originally posted by DomainSage
Cartoonz: Courts side with ICANN. ICANN has made its decision to allow WLS.

Verisign is the one getting sued over this, not ICANN. (at least at first).
Just because ICANN approved something does not make it legal.

 

[MarkMitford]

I will happily bet anyone here DNF$ that WLS is not operational in 2003.

 

[clemzonguy]

Will you wager real money??

 

[DropWizard.com]

Cartoonz: Courts side with ICANN. ICANN has made its decision to allow WLS.

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Horse pucks:

Sorry, the courts haven't even started on this one yet.

ICANN was charged with fostering competition. Not setting up monopolies. So far all they've done is talk. And as long as the registrar appeals are being dealt with it isn't a public issue.

If they go past that point and actually try to implement it I can assure you that DropWizard and I suspect companies like dropking, namewinner, etc etc will be filing some pretty spectacular lawsuits.

 

[Luc]

Good to know!

Luc L.