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Re:Introduc ing the .ing top-level domain by pests on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @03:23PM (#38103535)
Did everyone forget about the Mike Rowe Soft ordeal? 17 year old Mike Rowe started his own web company and named it MikeRoweSoft.com (on purpose, he knew he was making a pun.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_v._MikeRoweSoft

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Re:Introduc ing the .ing top-level domain by throwaway447 on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @04:08PM (#38104262)
For a teen it shows some balls. But he basically would have would have gotten trouble in most jurisdictions with this name.

You could not run an auction site as ibay.com

But you could still use the string in another context. e.g. eBayern

(Bayern=Bavaria)

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Re:Introduc ing the .ing top-level domain by expertentipp on Thursday November 02, 2023 @04:24AM (#38110466)
> Microsoft declined the offer and sent a cease and desist letter spanning 25 pages

This sentence alone increases my adrenaline level. The brainless arrogance of a pack of overpaid lawyers.

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