A terrible result of a new gTLDs' policy devoid of anti-extortion clauses. Hundreds of new gTLDs whose business model is based on $$$ gained with almost forceful preemptive registration... All in name of a neoliberal credo defending no restrictions for new domains. And we (NCSG/NCUC) have been mute on this. Aren't the victims of this extortion a case for our human rights advocacy? --c.a. -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [ PFIR ] Harvard registers harvard.porn Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 19:55:42 -0700 From: PFIR (People For Internet Responsibility) Announcement List <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: PFIR (People For Internet Responsibility) Announcement List <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Harvard registers harvard.porn http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/03/25/harvard-moves-protect-its-name-reserving-harvard-porn-domain/Ee7P8m1zS9dDMGg69FakXL/story.html In an effort to keep outsiders from corrupting their trademarks, area colleges are snapping up controversial domain names like ".porn" and ".adult" before they are available to the public for purchase this summer. - - - And what are they going to do about harvard-porn.com and harvardporn.com and harvardporn.org and harvard-porn.org and ... --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 Google+: http://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: http://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com _______________________________________________ pfir mailing list http://lists.pfir.org/mailman/listinfo/pfir
