In the article's comments section, a notable comment from the Peter Lewis mentioned in the article: John, let the record show that The Times also initially tur

In the article's comments section, a notable comment from the Peter Lewis mentioned in the article: John, let the record show that The Times also initially turned down my free offer of the nytimes.com domain, which I had registered. A couple of years later they decided this internet thing was perhaps more than a fad, and demanded that I transfer ownership, which I willingly did. They still haven't reimbursed me for the registration fee :-)