Re: Icann and new TLD's

I don't think the 'first come first serve' rules will apply anymore
(at least without a significant financial barrier). My question
addresses TLDs like .microsoft . Will M$ be able to buy the entire
.microsoft TLD?

-jmz

On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 7:36 AM, keith smith <klsmith2020@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Interesting question. Owning an entire TLD could make you a billionaire.
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> --- On Sat, 7/5/08, Joshua Zeidner <jjzeidner@gmail.com> wrote:
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> From: Joshua Zeidner <jjzeidner@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Icann and new TLD's
> To: stephen.p.rufle@cox.net, "Main PLUG discussion list"
> <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
> Date: Saturday, July 5, 2008, 9:38 PM
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> Will I be able to buy an entire TLD?
>
> -jmz
>
> On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 9:26 PM, Stephen P Rufle
> <stephen.p.rufle@cox.net>
> wrote:
>> Not sure how this is related , but didn't Icann veto teh .xxx tld.
> Does
>> this mean now that the adult entertainment industry could now pool funds
>> to get the xxx domain.
>>
>> I like your nike shoes example.
>>
>> Others
>> mc.donalds
>> kickass.music
>> blockbuster.movie
>>
>> [distro_name].linux
>>
>>
>>
>> Charles Jones wrote:
>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7475986.stm
>>>
>>> Icann, voted unanimously to relax the strict rules on so-called
>>> "top-level" domain names...
>>>
>>> Under the new plans, domain names can be based on any string of
> letters,
>>> in any script.
>>>
>>> Individuals will be able to register a domain based on their own name,
>>> for example, as long as they can show a "business plan
> and
> technical
>>> capacity".
>>>
>>> I wonder how long before we start seeing domains like
> http://nike.shoes
>>> and the like. I wonder how many email and domain parsing scripts this
> is
>>> going to break, especially domain names with asian and arabic
> characters.
>>>
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