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I've just bought cafonso.sucks...

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--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
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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
> 
>     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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