[kictanet] Google's Antics on Mocality

[James Mbugua]

Grace,

The key word is "perhaps."

What we want is Kenic to be definitive and distance itself from the
episode. That's all.

James

On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 12:54 PM, Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)
<nmutungu at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> But I thought KENIC does not register domains/collect money directly from
> domain name owners...it is registrars who do so...so maybe Google is a
> registrar?
>
> 2012/1/16 James Mbugua <jgmbugua at gmail.com>
>>
>> Tim
>>
>> You answered it better than I would have.
>>
>> Additionally, perhaps as I should remind Steve that it is to Kenic
>>
>> that domain registration fees are paid and if companies are being
>> persuaded to upgrade to their own domain names from the .kbo.ke, it is
>> only right to query who stands to benefit from such a money.
>>
>> In this case, agency seems implied. So, can Kenic tell us if they have
>> an Agency contract with these people? Otherwise, they are charging
>> registration fees as who yet Kenic is in charge of the country's Top
>> Level Domain registry?
>>
>> James
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 12:40 PM, McTim <dogwallah at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 12:16 PM, Steve Muchai <smuchai at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >> On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 12:01 PM, James Mbugua <jgmbugua at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> <snipped>
>> >>
>> >>>
>> >>> To pre-empt the inevitable, Kenic should also come out with a definite
>> >>> statement on this issue!
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >> I'm wondering what KENIC would have to do with this, kindly
>> >> explain.....
>> >
>> > KENIC is a partner with safcom, google, Equity bank in kbo.co.ke.
>> >
>> > I think that part of the effort involved upselling from
>> > mctim.kbo.co.ke to mctim.co.ke for example.
>> >
>> >
>> > Interestingly, http://www.kbo.co.ke/termsandconditions says, inter alia;
>> >
>> > "10. Governing Law
>> >
>> > These terms and conditions are governed by English law and the parties
>> > submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts in relation
>> > to any dispute concerning these terms of service save that either
>> > party may apply to any court for an injunction or other relief to
>> > protect its Intellectual Property Rights."
>> >
>> > --
>> > Cheers,
>> >
>> > McTim
>> > "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
>> > route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
>> >
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