> -----Original Message----- > > TLD .olympic, .red-cross, .ngo, .iso, .intl, .iata (variant > .aita), .icao (variant .oaci) and .code should be protected. > Protected from what? Since when does someone own .ngo? If so, who? Why .intl? Who has rights in that? Why? JFC, I believe that the whole attitude here is wrong. I strongly resist the idea that we can create fiat global property rights in alphanumeric character strings just because someone on an email list thinks it's a good idea to "protect" whatever happens to be his or her pet organization. Lets try to be more systematic and think about long term consequences, clear rules, etc. --MM