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ICANN Wants To Change Rules For GTLDs

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the don't-they-always dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The May 10th deadline for comments on the .net registry agreement renewal has arrived with new domain name dispute changes that aid corporations. Instead of UDRP, the new agreement proposes adding the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) process to the .net TLD. The URS is a quick $200 process for a trademark holder to disable and take ownership of a domain. URS also reduces the panel size from 1-3 people to a single person. You can still comment on the proposal by sending an email to ICANN (net-agreement-renewal@)."

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  1. Wow... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So it only takes $200 and a single bribe to take someone's domain. Thats efficiency!

  2. Re:Awesome by mldi · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Exactly. Welcome to the new age of creating dummy corporations just to trademark them and seize a certain domain, just because they can or because it'd be vastly cheaper than buying the domain from the owner.

    Thanks guys. Now I can't register shit on .net without running the risk of being taken over by someone claiming a trademark. Makes for solid reliability.

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  3. Re:Why so many .de domains? by Zephyn · · Score: 5, Funny

    it puts the cheeseburger in its mouth

    ICANN has cheeseburger?