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Date: | Mon, 16 Mar 2015 15:30:01 -0600 |
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US should the register its cc ASAP
Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez
+506 8837 7176 (New Number)
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> El mar 16, 2015, a las 10:43, Avri Doria <[log in to unmask]> escribió:
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> Hi,
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> I does sound like they are making money on defensive registrations. I thought that was frowned upon.
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> avri
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>> On 16-Mar-15 12:32, 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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>> Reply-To: PFIR (People For Internet Responsibility) Announcement List
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>> To: [log in to unmask]
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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/
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>> 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."
>>
>> - - -
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>> 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--
>> Lauren Weinstein ([log in to unmask]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
>> Founder:
>> - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org
>> - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info
>> Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility:
>> http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
>> Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
>> Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com
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