Smart move!!!! :) Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez _____________________ email: [log in to unmask] Skype: carlos.raulg +506 8335 2487 (cel) +506 4000 2000 (home) +506 2290 3678 (fax) _____________________ Apartado 1571-1000 San Jose, COSTA RICA > On Mar 18, 2015, at 11:12 AM, Niels ten Oever <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > ICANN.[anydomain] cannot be registered because there is a reserved > name list that is called out in the contract between every registry an > ICANN. I just found this out yesterday myself :) > > Best, > > Niels > > On 03/18/2015 06:08 PM, Carlos Afonso wrote: >> 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 >>> > > - -- > Niels ten Oever > Head of Digital > > Article 19 > www.article19.org > > PGP fingerprint 8D9F C567 BEE4 A431 56C4 > 678B 08B5 A0F2 636D 68E9 > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) > > iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJVCbHuAAoJEAi1oPJjbWjpJ0QH/i0gdvRCQIaRY3/T4ZKa8/h/ > +2HJT7dvJSBCb+/Y8nFrIyyehYww/BfYO8QAOht3W0rq+apeWXiiN7BTXyuKg7Gl > vFbuEGLc9U7qtaawgTk1aUu/FBNIeCjqEw+BPVLHVW5THVh53dMgLyk4Btk4oWPs > 2wtoMLN10lVU+80z7N/x3xWWeZHu2I00lGIBTqo+e7Kob7GCSUfCkivLUIF0cbIM > 2coHNTb6DISqiYmhGzzNY68VwzkzRBT4tOy0yk0YTQ0WKHgdLEHlwlBZc4FuCrCs > fnUM6w9fipFhw9xSsUIhJ7BarmscxNkyjkdpRyrPrRsZggmRLaofnYAOxv2uKCc= > =2TfJ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----