[kictanet] Google's Antics on Mocality

James Mbugua jgmbugua at gmail.com
Mon Jan 16 13:00:21 EAT 2012


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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