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Re: [ga] Re: On new TLDs
- To: Karl Auerbach <karl@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, kidsearch <kidsearch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Re: [ga] Re: On new TLDs
- From: Hugh Dierker <hdierker2204@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 16:41:11 -0800 (PST)
- Cc: Danny Younger <dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx>, ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Someone explain to me these portions of these reason to set up anything but first come first serve at a set price;
Morally:
Ethically:
Globally:
Internationally:
Financially:
Fairness:
Socially:
Politically:
The same goes for why not E-Bay type auction with preset percentages of money going to preset places.
The same goes for selling the rights to a registry to the highest bidder and let them go for it.
What is with all this social engineering socialism? I hate to break it to some folks but people without money cannot afford to buy things that cost money. If this were clothes or water Ok, but let us not play food for oil.
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Karl Auerbach <karl@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Fri, 9 Dec 2005, kidsearch wrote:
> Karl, sorry to be such a pain, but I still don't feel that answers my
> question. What is to keep a few big companies from buying up all the
> good/viable TLDs as soon as the process is available, effectively cutting
> out the "open to everyone" idea?
In a pure auction situation the names would go to those with money.
In an auction modified with a lottery some portion of the names would be
distributed, by random chance, among those who have bought relatively
inexpensive lottery tickets (e.g. $5).
Yes, lotteries can be manipulated - the rich folks can buy lots of tickets
and thus increase their chances, the rich folks can use strawman to hold
those tickets, the rich folks can buy the rights from the winners, etc.
But at least the lottery creates some chance that the big guys won't get
every name.
Besides, if we find that happening we can then adjust to deal with the
concrete situation - like perhaps engaging in a one-time process to grant
a pile of TLDs to non-commercial applicants.
If we try to get a perfect system we will be waiting for new TLDs until
the sun freezes over. We should strive for a system that is adequate, not
one that is perfect.
--karl--
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