There is another article, by the same writer Saul Hansell, who, incidentally, attended the NCUC breakfast, that specifically addresses trademark concerns http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/14/brokering-peace-between-brand-owners-and-domainers/ j At 11:52 PM 7/14/2009, Robin Gross wrote: >Interesting post on the NY Times website today about how ICANN's new gtld rules are pricing small and medium sized businesses out of the market entirely. So much for innovation and Internet start-ups. Noncommercial entrants won't stand a chance of getting a new top level domain under ICANN's proposed rules and costs either. Sigh. > >Robin > > > ><http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/14/the-best-internet-addresses-will-cost-a-cool-million/?ref=technology>http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/14/the-best-internet-addresses-will-cost-a-cool-million/?ref=technology Joly MacFie 212 608 1334 http://wwwhatsup.com http://punkcast.com http://pinstand.com