Posted by
michael
on from the old-story,-new-twist dept.
Nick writes "An American businessman will have to go to the UN to defend his right to the URL southafrica.com, as the South African government says it has a right to the domain. Story here.
The owner says it is a free speech issue and that he won't be censored."
doesn't ANYBODY understand the MEANING of TLD's?
by
ChristTrekker
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South Africa already has a domain, a TLD even, that it's fully in control of:.ZA. If somebody's running a business with a legitimate claim to the name "South Africa" no one should be able to touch him.
TLD's need to be meaningful and enforceable. I almost wish the gTLD's would go away in favor of ccTLD's for everybody, including the US. Let your own country deal with disputes in your own courts. These international hassles are a needless pain in the butt.
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South Africa already has a domain, a TLD even, that it's fully in control of: .ZA. If somebody's running a business with a legitimate claim to the name "South Africa" no one should be able to touch him.
TLD's need to be meaningful and enforceable. I almost wish the gTLD's would go away in favor of ccTLD's for everybody, including the US. Let your own country deal with disputes in your own courts. These international hassles are a needless pain in the butt.
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