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Berners-Lee on the TLD Explosion

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the good-intentions-and-human-nature dept.

kmccammon writes "Tim Berners-Lee recently released a white paper outlining a number of justifications for stalling (at least temporarily) the expansion of the top-level domains. Among the reasons cited: bad economics. As evidenced by the .biz and .info debacle, more top-levels does not necessarily mean more domain name availability. All it really means is that every .com/.net owner now needs to rush out and buy the same name under each new TLD. Thus, the 'value of one's original registration drops. At the same time, the cost of protecting one's brand goes up.'"

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  1. Re:There are only a few that matter by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Hey fuck face, research papers aren't the only thing on .edu sites. The same fucking morons you are talking about probably love watching college sports, and perhaps would like to see their teams website.

  2. Re:Yeah yeah yeah. Though maybe he'll be listened by Colin+Smith · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    "I have thought about the problem, and come to the opposite conclusion"

    Yes, you may well have, but you're an idiot.

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  3. Nusie Eats Cock by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Why bother if they have no value?

    Why did your parents bother having you when you provide no value to the world?

    Surely if they have brought you no value then they were not worth the effort, and you could have let someone else have them and get use from them?

    The value is in protecting a trademark and his company name you stupid communist fanged fuckwit.

    What a waste.

    Just like you, go kill yourself fagboi