Parish wrote:
>> Speaking of Nominet's controversial actions, have a look at what they
>> just did:
>>
>> http://go.theregister.com/feed/2005/03/15/itunes_domain_case/
>>
>
> That's disgraceful! But it's just as bad in the US. Go to
> http://www.nissan.com/ and read the ridiculous story of that domain.
> Also, the BBC were unable to do in the US what Apple have done here when
> they tried to get bbc.com - although they now seem to have it (must find
> out about how).
>
> Parish
So, provided that these are the rules of the game, somebody could establish
a car manufacturing business called... "Slashdot"... and assuming that the
business grows, slashdot.org can then be transferred (regardless of who was
there first) along with its traffic.
As for the BBC, I bet they paid some big $$. Imagine how many people a day
enter bbc.com instead of bbc.co.uk. Many people I know don't even use their
bookmarks.
Roy
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