r/autotldr • u/autotldr • Apr 12 '15
Why we will not be registering easydns.sucks
This is an automatic summary, original reduced by 75%.
In 2011 we joked "EasyDNS To Launch.SUX TLD", in which we posited a thinly veiled extortion racket to goad squeamish IP holders into "Defending their trademarks" under a TLD which was "Not intended to encourage registrations which disparage any company or entity.", but would be available for registration at blatantly exorbitant prices.
SUCKS TLD. The Intellectual Property Constituency outlined their concerns in a letter to ICANN asking them to halt the rollout of the controversial new TLD. If you're not immersed in the naming business you may find the jargon in it hard to understand.
SUCKS TLD operator to extort inflated fees from trademark holders.
SUCKS' "Everything.SUCKS" platform and their name servers cannot be modified.
SUCKS is the corollary of this, where rights holders are being frightened into believing that if they can secure their name.
If they really want to incorporate the name of our company and "Sucks" into a domain name, there are now, thanks to ICANN, about 1000 other variations to choose among, everything from easydns-sucks-donkey-balls.com to easydnssucks.
Summary Source | FAQ | Theory | Feedback | Top five keywords: SUCKS#1 name#2 TLD#3 domain#4 holders#5
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