From: Scott O'Mahoney 
Sent: Thursday, 29 July 2004 12:50 PM
To: jo.lim@auda.org.au
Subject: Restriction Review on Geographic Domain Names

Importance: High

Hello,

I have received an email from Netregistry advising me of the above review and asking 
me to provide some comment to auDA.

My thoughts are:

a) geographic places and therefore names are unique and therefore require special 
consideration.
b) geographic places are communities of people, organisations and places of interest 
(geography, flora, fauna etc)


I conclude that any use of geographic domain names should benefit all constituents of 
a geographic place and therefore should only (if ever) be allowed to be registered by 
entities who support a geographic place/community

In considering who therefore should be allowed to register geographic domain names I 
can only agree with councils and/or government organisations being allowed to register.

I do not believe that any corporation and or individual would have a bona fide reason, 
and even if they did, that they could over time adequately regulate the use of the 
domain name to benefit a geographic place or community rathe than their own self-interest.

I you would like to further ask questions please email.

Regards

Scott O'Mahoney