If the registry and the platform are the same, then it means that the registry uses its monopoly power over the string to have a competitive advantage in a downstream market, which is bad. If 250$ is higher than market value for a regular domain, it also mean that they are actively using their monopoly power over the string to force ordinary user to use their platform. That is bad as well. In a world where a .sucks competitor cannot readily spring about, these are legitimate competition concerns. Nicolas On 30/03/2015 11:45 AM, Amr Elsadr wrote: > Hi Sam, > > Thanks. I hadn’t seen this article. It does suggest that the platform > belongs to VOX Populi, but does not make it implicitly clear (at least > not to me). It could still be a platform that VOX Populi has > contracted with and is using. I’m also not so sure that it would be > terribly detrimental if it did own the platform. Folks are always free > to elect not to register a domain under .sucks, aren’t they? :) > > Also not very concerned with how they define “individual”, but that’s > just me. I wouldn’t mind if this product is reserved for actual > individuals. This doesn’t mean that CS organisations can’t register > .sucks domain names, but just that they can’t use this package. I > would at least prefer that to ICANN dictating the rules to Vox Populi > on how they can sell to who, and for how much. > > Thanks again. > > Amr > > On Mar 30, 2015, at 5:17 PM, Sam Lanfranco <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > >> >> Amr, >> The following article says that VOX Populi is owned by the Ottawa >> based Momentous Corporation and that VOX Populi also owns the >> everything.sucks consumer advocacy forum platform. It appears that >> VOX Popular as a Registry had a contract with itself as either a >> Registrar or a Registrant.As of now there is no public information on >> the everything.sucks consumer advocacy forum platform. One concern >> from the not-for-profit and civil society perspective is whether or >> not the VOX Populi definition of "individual" includes not-for-profit >> and civil society organizations, or is it restricted to individual >> meaning a single person. Along with you, many are waiting for further >> information. At the moment thehttp://www.everything.sucks >> <http://www.everything.sucks/>returns a blank page. >> >> http://business.financialpost.com/2015/03/27/vox-populi-makes-waves-with-sale-of-edgy-dot-sucks-domain-name/ >> >> Sam L. >> >> >> On 30/03/2015 11:06 AM, Amr Elsadr wrote: >>> Is the consumer advocacy platform “everything.sucks” owned by VOX >>> Populi? I wasn’t aware of that. I thought they just said that they >>> had contracted with them. I may be wrong. >>> >>> I’d be interested to learn more about the everything.sucks platform >>> as more information becomes available. But I wouldn’t jump to the >>> conclusion that it will be a particular concern for NFPs and CS >>> until this information is somehow provided. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Amr >> >> >