Why We Will Not Be Registering easyDNS.SUCKS
(EasyDNS):
http://blog.easydns.org/2015/04/10/why-we-will-not-be-registering-easydns-sucks/
"If you're not immersed in the naming business you may find the jargon
in it hard to understand. The basic upshot is this: the IPC believes
that the mechanisms that were enacted to protect trademark holders
during the deluge of new TLD rollouts are being gamed by the .SUCKS
TLD operator to extort inflated fees from trademark holders ...
The fear card being played to induce rights holders to pony up
inflated fees to defend their marks under .SUCKS is similar to what I
have often termed "the domainer fallacy", or confusing the map with
the territory. Let me explain: there is a train of thought amongst
some "domainers" (defined as those who invest in domain names) that by
owning a "category killing" domain, you automatically lock up your
category. In other words, if you can get your hands on "search.com"
then you can kill Google. Much in the same way owning the domain
books.com enabled Barnes and Noble to put Amazon out of business. See
how that works?"
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Most of the new gTLDs are essentially just extortion operations.
The .SUCKS gTLD boldly exemplifies this in the best tradition of Al Capone.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Founder:
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