If I'm reading this [1] right, some TLDs can be renewed by a different party. In that case, "link rot" might become wholesale link poisoning. [1] https://www.

If I'm reading this [1] right, some TLDs can be renewed by a different party. In that case, "link rot" might become wholesale link poisoning. [1] https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/gtld-registry-agreement-termination-2015-10-09-en https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/gtld-registry-agreemen... "...ICANN's Preliminary Determination shall not prohibit ICANN from delegating the gTLD pursuant to a future application process for the delegation of top-level-domains, subject to any processes ... intended to protect the rights of third parties."