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Domain Names ARE Protected Speech
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I was one of Hank's many supporters and have always been convinced and commited to the fact that domain names are a matter of free speech.
You have now proved it.
Recently I uncovered a case that proves beyond doubt that the US government overreach to deny free speech with Sunrise and UDRP.
Commodity Trend Service, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant v. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Defendant-Appellee.
38. However, the government cannot overreach in its attempts to protect the public from fraud. Laws that primarily prohibit fully protected speech along with potentially fraudulent speech often violate the First Amendment, even if the law's stated purpose is to prevent fraud; instead, more precise measures must be used.
Likewise, the government cannot label certain speech as fraudulent so as to deprive it of First Amendment protection.
http://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/fox/foxweb.exe/Op3?yr= 99&num=4142&Submit1=Request+Opinion
This means they cannot let trademarks stop people using any words on the excuse of preventing fraud - a more precise measure MUST BE USED e.g. adding a protected TLD to identify that the domain is a trademark - like .reg for example!
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