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Internet naming body moves to crack down on '.sucks'
AP ^ | 4/9/15

Posted on 04/09/2015 5:57:15 PM PDT by markomalley

The body that regulates Internet addresses is checking to see if it can crack down on a Canadian company accused of using the new ".sucks" domain name to extract exorbitant sums from celebrities and companies seeking to protect their public brands.

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN, on Thursday sent a letter to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Canada's Office of Consumer Affairs to see if the actions of company Vox Populi Registry Ltd. are illegal.

ICANN initially approved of the so-called top-level domain name, among nearly 600 it has added recently to expand beyond common names such as ".com," ''.org" and ".us."

But it is backtracking after an advisory panel made up of industry groups and companies like Microsoft, Verizon and eBay complained last month.

Vox Populi began accepting registrations using ".sucks" on March 30 from trademark holders and celebrities before it's released to public applicants. It has recommended charging $2,499 a year for the privilege, and according to Vox Populi CEO John Berard, most of the names have been sold by resellers for around $2,000 a year.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: canada; icann; johnberard; voxpopuli

1 posted on 04/09/2015 5:57:15 PM PDT by markomalley
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To: markomalley

Can I get the rights to presidentobama.sucks


2 posted on 04/09/2015 6:06:00 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: markomalley
Gov.sucks

Works for me.

3 posted on 04/09/2015 6:08:19 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA (war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, obama loves America)
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To: dfwgator
Can I get the rights to presidentobama.sucks

Well, in fact:


4 posted on 04/09/2015 6:16:48 PM PDT by markomalley (Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good -- Leo XIII)
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To: dfwgator

Domain names .......................Availability.....

presidentobama.sucks...... Available

presidentobama.club....... Registered

presidentobama.website ........ Available


5 posted on 04/09/2015 6:25:14 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: markomalley

Icann.hascheeseburger.


6 posted on 04/09/2015 7:19:41 PM PDT by Redcitizen
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To: markomalley

ICANN.sucks


7 posted on 04/09/2015 8:49:19 PM PDT by Bob434
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To: Bob434

Bothofthem@clinton.sucks


8 posted on 04/09/2015 8:54:04 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: markomalley

How about hillary.sucks. According to Slick she has eaten more p*ssy than he has.


9 posted on 04/10/2015 5:27:56 AM PDT by bjorn14 (Woe to those who call good evil and evil good. Isaiah 5:20)
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To: markomalley

bookmark


10 posted on 04/10/2015 11:18:49 AM PDT by Steve0113
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