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<joking>
I've just bought cafonso.sucks...
</joking>
--c.a.
On 04/10/2015 11:55 AM, Carlos A. Afonso wrote:
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> Subject: [ PFIR ] Internet Naming Body Moves to Crack Down on '.sucks'
> Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2015 17:59:56 -0700
> From: PFIR (People For Internet Responsibility) Announcement List
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> Internet Naming Body Moves to Crack Down on '.sucks'
>
> (ABC):
> http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/internet-naming-body-moves-crack-sucks-30211323
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> The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN, on
> Thursday sent a letter to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and
> Canada's Office of Consumer Affairs to see if the actions of company
> Vox Populi Registry Ltd. are illegal. ICANN initially approved of the
> so-called top-level domain name, among nearly 600 it has added
> recently to expand beyond common names such as ".com," ''.org" and
> ".us." But it is backtracking after an advisory panel made up of
> industry groups and companies like Microsoft, Verizon and eBay
> complained last month. Vox Populi began accepting registrations using
> ".sucks" on March 30 from trademark holders and celebrities before
> it's released to public applicants. It has recommended charging $2,499
> a year for the privilege, and according to Vox Populi CEO John Berard,
> most of the names have been sold by resellers for around $2,000 a
> year. So far, purchased names include Youtube.sucks, Bing.sucks,
> Visa.sucks, Bankofamerica.sucks, Yahoo.sucks, Telusmobility.sucks and
> other major brand names.
>
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> --Lauren--
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> Founder:
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