Re: [ga] Capture by a Self-interested Faction
Danny Younger wrote: An excerpt from the Reserved Names Working Group Draft Report regarding Single and Dual Character [ALT1]: A registry could propose release of single letter or number strings through the process for new registry services, which process involves analysis of any technical or security concerns We hit that one back in the 1980's when 3com wanted 3com.com - until then names with leading digits were interpreted by a lot of software as IP addresses, and they got upset to find non-digits/dots. But that is long, long fixed. [ALT2]: Currently reserved names may be released through a framework to be developed, which treats the release and allocation of single letters in the non sponsored gTLDs uniformly by allocating them via auction to parties with demonstrated rights Ah, thus I should have a demonstrated right to "i" because I begin so many sentences with that word. And I have a demonstrated right for "u" because it sounds exactly like my tld, .ewe. And as for "o", there is no reason why overstock has any more right than other people who use that name in their business - Lucent's symbol, for instance, is a circle. (Personally I think it should go to someone named "Susanna" because of the song that begins "Oh Susanna...") > [ALT3] There are methods of simply making a name available - such as doing so at an time that is not announced in advance - that I bet they did not consider.
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