[EMAIL PROTECTED] a �crit:
> Let's look at some numbers, e.g. www.domainstats.com. Feel free to
> disagree with the numbers, but then I expect you to come up with some
> more believable ones.
>
> When I looked just now (last update 2. April 7:24:44 PM, according to
> the web page), I find:
>
> Total domains: 5,334,511
> .com domains: 3,008,941
> ccTLD domains: 1,730,968
>
> Note that the ccTLD domains in this list only include countries with
> more than 10000 domains registered.
>
> I'd say the ccTLD domains are thriving, and any statement that ".com,
> .org., .net are equivalent to the whole domain name space" has no basis
> in reality.
I don't disagree with you. We're debating at cross=purposes. My
point was that regulation will affect everyone eventually. Many,
perhaps most, of the ccTLDs are already heavily regulated by their
respective governments. Soon, thanks to ICANN, the generic TLDs will
be. also. Then, the unregulated ccTLDs will come under the fire of
the regulators. If a stand isn't taken against regulation by
everyone, no one will escape.
The philosophy of "I'm alright, Jack, take care of yourself", which
got the wolrd into World War II, will eventually lead, on the
Internet, to global regulation, restriction of the domain space to
those already powerful and rich enough to buy their way into it (via
trademarks), loss of free enterprise, the denial of individualism,
and all the other ills of regulated environment.
You think, because you live in a country far off from the struggles,
that you will escape notice? Cyberspace knows no geographical safe
havens.
