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The Beginnings of a TLD Free-For-All?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the bad-ideas dept.

Mordok-DestroyerOfWo writes "According to the BBC, ICANN is considering opening up the wholesale creation of TLDs by private industry. While I'm sure this is done for the convenience of the companies and has nothing to do with the several thousand dollars they will be charging for each registration, I was curious what the tech community at large thought about this idea. It seems to me that this will simply open the doors for a never-ending stream of TLD squatters."

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  1. IPV6 would be helped by this by smellsofbikes · · Score: 0, Troll

    Coz we'd go through all the IP addresses we currently have remaining in about 30 milliseconds once this was opened up.

    I sure wish I had a job where I could print money, like the ICANN does. Can you *imagine* the kind of money they'll get if this goes through? Ferraris for everyone.

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  2. Re:Worst idea ever by SeePage87 · · Score: 0, Troll

    To be fair, Disney, through its subsidiaries, is the largest producer of porn in the world.

  3. Chaos I tell you, absolute chaos! by hikerhat · · Score: 1, Troll

    OMG. Anyone can create any second level domain they want! Think of the chaos!!! Oh, wait, you said TLD. OMFG Think of the chaos!!! Extortion! Porn! Actually nothing bad will happen. Settle down 14 year old slashdot readers.