Initially, for a period of four months, registration will be limited to public companies and trademark owners to avoid the risk of cybersquatters taking names which are not legally theirs.

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As a result of these two concerns, I am requesting that you require an extended three month period of review before the registration becomes effective and that you decline any request to accelerate the effective date.

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The player would be entitled to any salary and bonuses earned during the period between the registration of the SPC and the final decision of the arbitrator, and he would revert back to the status he held prior to signing the SPC.

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But soon after, the State Department said the electronic draw would have to be held again because a computer glitch caused 90% of the winners to be selected from the first two days of applications instead of the entire 30-day registration period.

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The initial registration period has been extended by two weeks, until March 13th, apparently because of the lacklustre response.

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