" The uncertainties of copyright law as it pertains to the Internet have created opportunities for sneaky entrepreneurs. Many companies, it seems, haven't laid claim in cyberspace to their most important assets: their names. Thus a few savvy Net surfers have adopted already famous trademarks for their own use. for instance, the address "mcdonalds.com" is owned by a writer from Long Island; "coke.com" is registered to a fellow in California. Presumably they wouldn't be too upset if McDonald's and Coca-Cola were willing to pay for the privilege of using their own names on the Net. The companies may not have a choice, because it's far from clear whether the law would be on their side in a dispute. (Here, by the way, are a few other potentially useful addresses that hadn't been registered at press time: philipmorris.com, sunkist.com and armani.com.)" by timestaffl@aol.com -- Time, Oct. 17, 1994 What a world we live in the Information Age... -------------------------------------------- 혹시라도 어쩌다가 아픔같은 것이 저며올 때는 그럴 땐 바다를 생각해 바다 ... ----- 김민기의 <봉우리> 중에서 ----------- J jhan@ucsd.edu