Colleagues, Below is an excerpt from our draft regulations. I am uncomfortable with 20 (1) c. "does not infringe the rights of third parties;" which I find very generic and prone to abuse by Intellectual Property 'domain name rights' holders compared to "first come first served domain name registrations tradition. Furthermore this would imply imprisonments for such registrars in view of 25 (1) and (2). Would you kindly care to comment for our legal team to take note on our comments to be submitted soon? regards, Alex ----snip--- 20. 1) Registrars shall, before registering any domain name, Obligations of satisfy themselves that the name so submitted: Registrars a. complies with the guidelines issued pursuant to regulation 18; b. is not contrary to the law; c. does not infringe the rights of third parties; d. does not improperly give the impression of pertaining to public administration or the exercise of public powers 2) The Registrant shall be the holder of the registered domain name; provided that the Registrar reserves the right to recall the registered domain name if it is established that the registration was contrary to these Regulations. 21. Liability for the infringement of third party rights and interest Limitation of arising from holding or using a domain name shall be borne by Liability the Registrant. PART IV:MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 25. Offences and (1) Any licensee who contravenes the provisions of this Penalties Regulation commits an offence. (2) Any person who commits an offence under these Regulations shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding three hundred thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or both. <http://www.cck.go.ke/UserFiles/File/E-transactions%20draft%202%20fair%20draft.pdf>