I wonder if icann.sucks has already been preemptively registered? :-)

--c.a.

On 18-03-15 12:21, Nicolas Adam wrote:
> Yes we (I) do, and unlimited freedom to create gTLDs should
>
> 1) tell the suckers (there is no reason to sugar coat this) that you
> can't buy yourself out of criticism
>
> and
>
> 2) prevent exorbitant prices for users who want to gleefully spew on
> their most hatred brand of product.
>
> So, yes. It's not only considered, it's the basis for my support for
> unlimited gTLDs.
>
> Nicolas
>
> On 16/03/2015 12:32 PM, Carlos A. Afonso wrote:
>> Do we consider this type of scam when some (most?) of us defend absolute
>> freedom for creating new gTLDs?
>>
>> --c.a.
>>
>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
>> Subject: [ PFIR ]  Extortion runs wild on .sucks gTLD
>> Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 08:28:08 -0700
>> From: PFIR (People For Internet Responsibility) Announcement List
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>>
>> Extortion runs wild on .sucks gTLD
>>
>> ".sucks" registrations begin soon--at up to $2,500 per domain
>>
>> (Ars):
>> http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/03/sucks-tld-to-accept-sunrise-registrations-soon-but-theyll-be-pricey/
>>
>>
>>       The number of generic top-level domains (gTLDs) available for
>> use has
>>       climbed into the hundreds, and ".sucks" will soon be added to the
>>       list. However, angry customers eager to get their hands on
>>       brand-specific domains like "bestbuy.sucks" or "comcast.sucks"
>>       shouldn't get their hopes up; according to MarketingLand, the
>> domains
>>       will cost far more than most consumers will want to pay.  The
>> pricing
>>       situation around .sucks domain names is complicated. Companies with
>>       registered trademarks will have to pay an astounding $2,499 to
>>       register their trademarked names in .sucks. Registration of
>>       non-trademarked names during the "sunrise" period (March 30
>> until June
>>       1) before .sucks goes live will cost at least $199 per name,
>> while the
>>       standard registration fee after June 1 rises to $249 per name.
>>
>>       Companies are typically hyper-sensitive about brand usage, and
>>       few will want their .sucks domains under someone else's control.
>>       The .sucks pricing scheme has led to outrage from many quarters,
>>       with MarketingLand's writeup quoting several industry figures who
>>       use words like "extortion" and "predatory."
>>
>>   - - -
>>
>> This is one of the best examples I know of demonstrating how the gTLD
>> expansion has turned into one giant extortion scheme for the
>> enrichment of "domainers" and the rest of the domain-industrial
>> complex -- and to the detriment of the Net at large. As far as the
>> overwhelmingly vast majority of new gTLDs is concerned, I've seen
>> nothing from them but spam and phishing attempts, and I block them
>> from my networks with zero sense of shame and without any obvious
>> detrimental effects here. Personally, I recommend that you do the
>> same.
>>
>> --Lauren--
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