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 >> <[log in to unmask]> >> Reply-To: PFIR (People For Internet Responsibility) Announcement List >> <[log in to unmask]> >> To: [log in to unmask] >> >> 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-- >> 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 >