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ICANN imposes $2 internet tax
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| March 31st 2005
| Kieren McCarthy
Posted on 03/31/2005 4:38:20 AM PST by infocats
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posted on
03/31/2005 4:38:21 AM PST
by
infocats
To: infocats
Boy, .travel and .jobs are going to be real popular domains.
/sarcasm
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posted on
03/31/2005 4:41:43 AM PST
by
thoughtomator
(Order "Judges Gone Wild!" Only $19.95 have your credit card handy!)
To: infocats
That is a fee, not a tax.
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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))
To: infocats
All right, this is BS. They are suppose to be a non-profit organization. I would love to see their accounting records.
To: freedumb2003
That is a fee, not a tax. Now you've done it - took away peoples pleasure in getting upset over nothing.
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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)
To: infocats
ICANN. No you can't.
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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)
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.
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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).
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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?
To: infocats
So, is this just like the TicketMaster "surcharge" ? A one time shot...until the next time ?
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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 !)
To: infocats
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posted on
03/31/2005 8:41:15 AM PST
by
Abcdefg
To: bahblahbah
They are suppose to be a non-profit organization. Non-prof.s can grow into bloated bureaucracies like any other organization.
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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)
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...
To: Abcdefg
Good luck getting traffic to that IP address!
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posted on
03/31/2005 9:44:23 AM PST
by
hunter112
(Total victory, both in the USA and the Middle East!)
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?
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posted on
03/31/2005 12:03:33 PM PST
by
Abcdefg
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?
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posted on
03/31/2005 12:12:51 PM PST
by
infocats
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.
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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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