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Re:.name Grandfathered by mzajc on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @01:25PM (#50444165)
These domains wouldn't be worth a penny if they came with a disclaimer that they can be deregistered or even taken over at any point. With a bit of luck, somebody could snatch popular last name domains and set up a catch-all mailserver.
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Re:.name Grandfathered by schoen on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @01:27PM (#50444203)
They do have such a limitation, because of things like UDRP. It's just that there are maybe some forms of restriction on the processes by which domain names can be involuntarily transferred or seized. But it's a real possibility!
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Re:.name Grandfathered by not2b on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @03:03PM (#50445543)
People persist in "buying" digital movies e-books, and games despite the fact that they can disappear at any point, without warning, because the seller's license expired or they just feel like discontinuing the service.
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