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[ NNSquad ] Clarification regarding DOT-CO TLD - and another controversy
Clarification regarding DOT-CO TLD - and another controversy I should probably clarify an aspect of the DOT-CO TLD that I was discussing in: http://bit.ly/d88NFP (NNSquad) It is true that .CO is a preexisting country code top level domain (ccTLD) that has been around for many years (officially vended to Colombia). However, its new "re-launch" as a general availability TLD -- complete with the usual "gold rush" nonsense and promotional mumbo-jumbo, along with the new rush of defensive registrations, means that -- as far as I'm concerned -- it's completely fair to consider it like a brand-new generic TLD for all practical purposes. ICANN is preparing to unleash hundreds of new TLDs on the Net, possibly that many within the first year alone. I stand by everything I said in http://bit.ly/d88NFP as to why this is bad for the Net and most of its users. By the way, a new controversy has arisen over recommendations for "background checks" associated with ICANN rules for new TLD applicants, with complaints that these are prejudice, with parties citing the "one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter" credo. That TLDs have been dragged into this sort of political muck is yet another example of how the entire domain name environment is heading rapidly off the tracks and over the cliff. --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator