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ICANN imposes $2 internet tax
The Register ^ | March 31st 2005 | Kieren McCarthy

Posted on 03/31/2005 4:38:20 AM PST by infocats

Internet overseeing organisation ICANN has imposed what amounts to a $2 tax on all new domains.

The organisation has just announced the launch of two new top-level domains (like .com or .org) in the form of .travel and .jobs, but the registry agreement reveals that it has put a $2 per transaction charge on every domain the companies sell or renew - in effect an internet tax.

The news will be greeted with some dismay by other internet companies, already smarting over ICANN's earlier plans to introduce just a 25-cent charge. It is now quite clear that ICANN's intention is to fund its ever-increasing and expensive costs with a flat-rate fee on all internet interactions.

(Excerpt) Read more at theregister.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Technical
KEYWORDS: extortion; globalism; govwatch; icann; internet; internettaxes; tax
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1 posted on 03/31/2005 4:38:21 AM PST by infocats
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To: infocats

Boy, .travel and .jobs are going to be real popular domains.


/sarcasm


2 posted on 03/31/2005 4:41:43 AM PST by thoughtomator (Order "Judges Gone Wild!" Only $19.95 have your credit card handy!)
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To: infocats

That is a fee, not a tax.


3 posted on 03/31/2005 4:42:44 AM PST by freedumb2003 (First you get the sugar, then you get the power, then you get the women (HJ Simpson))
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To: infocats
All right, this is BS. They are suppose to be a non-profit organization. I would love to see their accounting records.
4 posted on 03/31/2005 4:45:16 AM PST by bahblahbah
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To: freedumb2003
That is a fee, not a tax.

Now you've done it - took away peoples pleasure in getting upset over nothing.

5 posted on 03/31/2005 4:47:52 AM PST by Graybeard58 (Remember and pray for Spec.4 Matt Maupin - MIA/POW- Iraq since 04/09/04)
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To: infocats
ICANN. No you can't.



6 posted on 03/31/2005 4:48:57 AM PST by G.Mason (If you get upset that I ignore you please feel free to contact the management)
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To: bahblahbah
"All right, this is BS. They are suppose to be a non-profit organization. I would love to see their accounting records."

Yeah...when the U.N. opens theirs.

7 posted on 03/31/2005 4:52:40 AM PST by infocats
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To: Yehuda
I always wondered why they don't create a .xxx domain.

From what I understand, the porn purveyors would actually welcome this, as it removes the need for "age verification" -- if you go to an ".xxx" website, you are doing so willingly (so goes the theory... redirected links aside). Plus, they would be so much easier to filter out, rather than relying on dumb keyword filters that block websites for "Middlesex County" or "Virgin Airlines" (both cases I've witnessed).

9 posted on 03/31/2005 5:01:27 AM PST by kevkrom (If people are free to do as they wish, they are almost certain not to do as Utopian planners wish)
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To: freedumb2003
That is a fee, not a tax.

I am unclear on the semantic difference. But be that as it may, isn't the result the same, i.e. higher costs for domain purchasers and more money for ICANN?

12 posted on 03/31/2005 6:36:33 AM PST by vbmoneyspender
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To: infocats
So, is this just like the TicketMaster "surcharge" ? A one time shot...until the next time ?
13 posted on 03/31/2005 6:55:58 AM PST by stylin19a (Always remember - don't ever forget - "One Good Turn........GETS ALL THE BLANKETS !)
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What if I set up a web site named, for instance, http://192.168.1.1/myweb.htm and don't pay squat to these folks?


14 posted on 03/31/2005 8:41:15 AM PST by Abcdefg
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To: bahblahbah
They are suppose to be a non-profit organization.

Non-prof.s can grow into bloated bureaucracies like any other organization.

15 posted on 03/31/2005 8:44:27 AM PST by TChris (Just once, we need an elected official to stand up to a clearly incorrect ruling by a court. - Ann C)
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To: Abcdefg

"What if I set up a web site named, for instance, http://192.168.1.1/myweb.htm and don't pay squat to these folks?"

You're joking, right? That you used that particular IP address suggests you know the answer, and are just pulling our collective leg...


16 posted on 03/31/2005 9:29:38 AM PST by DJ Frisat
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To: Abcdefg

Good luck getting traffic to that IP address!


17 posted on 03/31/2005 9:44:23 AM PST by hunter112 (Total victory, both in the USA and the Middle East!)
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To: hunter112

That is a non-routable IP, but the point was that we don't have to use domain names if we don't want to pay. Is that right?


18 posted on 03/31/2005 12:03:33 PM PST by Abcdefg
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To: Abcdefg
What if I set up a web site named, for instance, http://192.168.1.1/myweb.htm and don't pay squat to these folks?

What do you have...a Linksys Router?

19 posted on 03/31/2005 12:12:51 PM PST by infocats
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To: Abcdefg

Hmm, well, I suppose that's possible. But you'd have to have a Web host that will assign you an IP address, without having DNS routing for a domain name. Good luck getting that to happen.


20 posted on 03/31/2005 12:26:50 PM PST by hunter112 (Total victory, both in the USA and the Middle East!)
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