wheel - 4:28 pm on Dec 14, 2009 (gmt 0)

Believe me when I say that this happens NOW.

Believe? Why not some proof?

As for regional authorities, I don't think that's the answer for domain disputes - as is clearly the point being made by most people here. However, as I've noted, the immediate answer may not be that the regional American style of justice is the correct answer either (which is what seems to be being suggested).

Perhaps the answer is to get rid of .com/.net/.org and move completely to country specific TLD's. Then let the countries adjudicate however they want. .co.uk's can be handled in the UK. .us can be handled by the US. And then someone in Elbonia can't take over domain.us - though they could take over domain.elbonia.

Of course that's not going to happen. But I'm not sure there's a better solution. And in any event, I don't see this as being a 'real' issue. I don't think it's happening on even a small scale - if at all.