A Domainer Friendly Congressional Bill

One day, domainers will wield enough power to lobby Congress and play a key part in drafting a bill to regulate and foster the domain industry. On July 4th it is particularly appropriate to fast forward to that time, hopefully in the near future, and here are a few cornerstones I would love to see in such a bill:

1. Policy: Allow speakers of all languages to access the Internet easily and affordably.
Implementation: Fast track the process of aliasing .com to .IDN in various language. The domain.com owner can choose to unlock domain.IDN versions in various languages. There will be a price cap on the cost for this unlocking of new .IDN aliases to keep the Internet affordable for everyone.

2. Policy: Keep the Internet affordable for entrepreneurs and business developers.
Implementation: Add a price cap for .com registration fees.

3. Policy: Stop reverse hijacking of generic names.
Implementation: Establish more barriers to entry for the UDRP petitioner so as not to bring frivolous UDRP claims. Such as a non-refundable $5,000 processing fee.

4. Policy: Eliminate brand confusion on the Internet.
Implementation: Limit the number of gTLD and ccTLD extensions that will be allowed.