NNSquad - Network Neutrality Squad
[ NNSquad ] Re: Schools buying .xxx domains for "protection"
We really need a solution to this. Companies and organizations that buy
packs of domains for the purpose of anti-squatting which are related to
names they own should be able to pay a small one-time administration fee for
the entire pack of domain names. They shouldn't be forced to pay large sums
of money annually for each permutation of the name.
George
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From: nnsquad-bounces+george_ou=lanarchitect.net@nnsquad.org
[mailto:nnsquad-bounces+george_ou=lanarchitect.net@nnsquad.org] On Behalf Of
Lauren Weinstein
Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2011 5:34 PM
To: nnsquad@nnsquad.org
Subject: [ NNSquad ] Schools buying .xxx domains for "protection"
Schools buying .xxx domains for "protection"
http://j.mp/rXNulu (CBS)
"Schools nationwide, including The University of Missouri and
Washington University, are snapping up .xxx domain names to avoid
links of their names to porn sites."
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Extortion via gTLD, plain and simple, enabled by the slimiest 1% of the
Internet, the domain-industrial complex.
As far as I'm concerned, these purveyors of new gTLDs are on the same
"ethical" level as Bernie Madoff and Kenneth Lay.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org
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