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All your domains are belong to us
Posted by: essequemodeia Topic: The Law
Monday, August 28 @ 01:02PM EST [2723 reads] |
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cumberbun writes: There’s a new agreement in the works between ICANN, those folks who oversee the domain name system, and the companies that manage the .net, .org, and .info Top Level Domains (TLDs). Wait! Before you yell BORING! or WHERE's MY FUCKING PORN! there’s some stuff here you might find INERESTING if you use the internets, and I’m thinking that maybe you do. So read on for links and more.
One of the gems in the new contract allows for differential, uncapped pricing. You may buy your domain name from a Registrar like eNom or Godaddy, but they are just low-margin middlemen. They have to turn around and pay $6 (in the case of dot com) for each of those names to the Registry, for, well, keeping track of all those domain names and their information. To clarify: there are lots of Regristrars, but a TLD like .com or .org has only one gatekeeper for all that domain information.
The new contract lets these Registries charge *whatever they want* for new registrations and renewals, and to set prices on a *domain by domain basis*. In a nutshell, this means that the more your domain is worth, they more they are going to charge you for it. They might even charge so much that you can no longer afford to renew. If that happens, they get to auction off your domain to the highest bidder. They can also charge more for adult names, or shut down websites which criticizes them by charging $10 million dollar renewal fees.
Links to the new agreements:
http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-28jul06.htm
Some comments about the .org agreement:
http://forum.icann.org/lists/org-tld-agreement/
essequemodeia's note: ehh ok
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Re: All your domains are belong to us
by Jaharphan on Monday, August 28 @ 01:03PM EST
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where did sbspjunglist go to? I miss his funny comments, warm glow, and hot cum shots on my face... |
Re: All your domains are belong to us
by djrw on Monday, August 28 @ 04:04PM EST
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Everyone was always rooting for him to become a mod. Are you sure he "fell"? |
Re: All your domains are belong to us
by sbspjunglist on Monday, August 28 @ 05:18PM EST
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And then from the ashes of my decrepit body strewn across the hollow valley a new sbspjunglist arose. One with more power then the "one ring" and way cooler then Darth Mauls double lightsaber. Just not as cool as Trinity riding head on in traffic on a Ducatti 900. I mean cmon. That scene fucking rocks. |
Re: All your domains are belong to us
by Jaharphan on Monday, August 28 @ 10:49PM EST
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have my babies, please |
Re: All your domains are belong to us
by sbspjunglist on Tuesday, August 29 @ 06:20PM EST
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are you ready for the second coming? :) |
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Re: All your domains are belong to us
by Lampshade on Tuesday, August 29 @ 12:02AM EST
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how is this information going to get me, or anyone else, laid dude? I guess buying www.assfart.com is going to cost me a bundle. |
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Re: All your domains are belong to us
by ElbertAinstein on Tuesday, August 29 @ 03:03AM EST
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Didn't read the linked articles, but what was written in the post was disconcerting. Thanks for the heads up. |
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