Dispute Resolution Process Submission

From:		Brendan McNeill
Received:	28 January 2005

I want to make a very short and simple submission to this discussion on policy 
formation. This submission has been prompted by the behaviour of two of our 
competitors in the market place purchasing domain names similar to 
discountdomains.co.nz for the purpose of generating confusion in the minds of 
registrants, and generating revenue off the back of our advertising investment 
and market brand. 

ICANN by way of summary have this in their policy as a legitimate basis for 
dispute: 

# you have registered the domain name primarily for the purpose of disrupting 
the business of a competitor; or 

# by using the domain name, you have intentionally attempted to attract, for 
commercial gain, Internet users to your web site or other on-line location, by 
creating a likelihood of confusion with the complainant's mark as to the source, 
sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement of your web site or location or of a 
product or service on your web site or location. 

I would like to see both of these clauses, or clauses that reflect a similar 
intent included in the DNC's policy.