--- johnl@iecc.com wrote: From: "John Levine" <johnl@iecc.com>
I haven't read enough, but what's to stop speculators paying the $186,000 then ...
Rather than asking random strangers, you can read the applicant guidebook and find out what the actual rules are: http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb ---------------------------------------- Ok, you're correct. I need to add that to my list of reading. I am just thinking about the digital divide getting larger (not smaller) as these places are writing about on their various technical mailing lists. That kind of money is not insignificant to them. scott
On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 7:17 PM, Scott Weeks <surfer@mauigateway.com> wrote:
Ok, you're correct. I need to add that to my list of reading. I am just thinking about the digital divide getting larger (not smaller) as these places are writing about on their various technical mailing lists. That kind of money is not insignificant to them.
The expansion of the gTLD space is about much more than costs -- it is also about the expansion in efforts that it will take to monitor for abuse. That is something that a lot of people have been concerned about for a long time now. $.03, - ferg -- "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson fergdawgster(at)gmail.com
Rather than asking random strangers, you can read the applicant guidebook and find out what the actual rules are:
http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb
Ok, you're correct. I need to add that to my list of reading. I am just thinking about the digital divide getting larger (not smaller) as these places are writing about on their various technical mailing lists. That kind of money is not insignificant to them.
The largest set of applications are for single registrant vanity domains, like .ibm and .mormon from IBM and the LDS church. I don't see them causing much damage to anyone other than the organizations who are paying for them. There are some from geographic areas like .nyc, and a bunch from people who imagine that they can get rich with people who want to register in .hockey or .art. The one that sort of is like what you were worried about is the application for .patagonia, which is from the outdoors equipment company, and is causing great consternation in southern Argentina. It remains to be seen what ICANN will do about that. Also, considering what a bust all the existing special interest domains such as .aero, .travel, .museum, and .asia are, I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for vast action in any of the new ones. R's, John
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