[governance] new gTLDs

[Norbert Klein]

On 8/18/2012 1:00 AM, Milton L Mueller wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
>
> By it I mean a public-place from where our commonly owned words (with 
> all the cultural significances they hold) like love, kid, book, school 
> etc  cannot be plucked out and handed over to some business houses as 
> private property.
>
> ØThis is where you are not thinking very deeply. If these words are 
> indeed 'commonly owned' they can be appropriated and used by anyone.
>
> ØSince domain name registrations must be exclusive, and since your 
> claim to a dns registration of a common word is as good as mine, it is 
> just a matter of first come first served.
>

First come, first served - PLUS a little bit of cash.


Norbert Klein
nhklein at gmx.net

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