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I still don't get the recent trend of startups branding their businesses around .ly and .io. I suppose it's similar to any "hip" trend, such as gradients and ro

I still don't get the recent trend of startups branding their businesses around .ly and .io. I suppose it's similar to any "hip" trend, such as gradients and rounded corners, but it always seemed legally risky to me.

edash 16y ago
Not to mention .tv. I think many people consider .tv a creation for television and video on the Internet, but it was originally reserved for the island of Tuvalu. For a time, GoDaddy had a popup when you went to register a .tv domain stating that the island of Tuvalu was sinking and may not exist in the future. http://boingboing.net/2009/04/30/godaddy-dont-buy-dot.html http://boingboing.net/2009/04/30/godaddy-dont-buy-dot.html If you believe Wikipedia, however, a move in March of this year by Sedo made .tv a safe investment. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.tv http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.tv
jfager 16y ago
Why does .io seem legally risky to you? The British Indian Ocean Territory is currently a British protectorate, and the two countries that otherwise claim the islands are Mauritius and the Seychelles, both of which are peaceful and democratic.
- limmeau 16y ago
  http://www.nic.io/rules.html http://www.nic.io/rules.html states that you may not host content under a .io domain if it is against the statutory laws of any nation.