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Swedish Regulators Ban Word "Bank" In Domain Names For Non-Banks

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the nanny-state-to-the-rescue dept.

It seems that Swedish regulators have decided to extend the requirement of not calling yourself a bank to the registration of domain names. Now anyone that tries to register a .SE domain name with the word "bank" in it will need to prove they are a legitimate bank. Hopefully there are no blood banks or anyone with the last name of "Banks" that might want a .SE domain. Here is a Google translation of the demand issued by the authorities to the .SE registry.

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  1. That Explains It by eldavojohn · · Score: 4, Funny

    So that explains why I couldn't reach www.BjörnsSpankBank.se and I'll have you know that I expect a full refund for the *cough* services that "Björn" failed to render. Thankfully www.BjörnsPörn.se is still up or I'd have to switch to Swiss or *shudder* German sites.

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  2. Bummer by Stenchwarrior · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess sperm banks will have to go by the next-most synonymous name: britneyspears.se

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  3. A Sperm Bank is probably okay by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    As long as they meet the reserve requirements.

  4. Sigh... by DoofusOfDeath · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sounds like their registration system is borked.

  5. Edge cases by Red+Flayer · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hopefully there are no blood banks or anyone with the last name of "Banks" that might want a .SE domain

    The ban on the characters "B A N K S" in that order is obviously a thinly-veiled attack on Wolfram Alpha, particularly on Stephen Wolfram.

    As well all know, Stephen Wolfram is the man behind Wolfram Alpha, and also the man behind the "New Kind of Science" -- NKS.

    Also, as we all know, the ancient Egyptian word for soul is "Ba".

    Therefore, we can conclude that the controllers of the .SE domain have a vendetta against Stephen Wolfram, the soul behind NKS... the Ba-NKS.

    So who cares about the edge cases of blood banks or food banks or river banks or the purveyors of fine piggy banks. The real concern here is that there is a government conspiracy against a potential rival of Google... how deeply does Google have its claws sunk into European governments? When can be expect them to ban "Bing" from the url of any site that is not owned by either a registered wholesaler of a certain kind of cherry or a seller of outdated Christmas music?

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  6. So much for... by SlashDotDotDot · · Score: 5, Funny

    my doughnut activism site (bankrispiekremes.se), my Cretaceous-themed bar's site (clubankylosaurus.se), and my large brass instrument tribute to 90's crap pop site (tubankotb.se). Sigh.

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    1. Re:So much for... by idontgno · · Score: 4, Funny

      What about a fansite for the UN Secretary-General? That guy's AWESOME! If I can't have my website bankimoon.se, I'll JUST DIE!

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  7. Re:Sperm banks & food banks out of luck by PseudononymousCoward · · Score: 5, Funny

    They will simply become Swedish Sperm Savings and Loans.