They were, and are. It's not even subtle. In fact, Donuts allows (allowed?) you to purchase the option to block other people registering `yourname.*` for all t

They were, and are. It's not even subtle. In fact, Donuts allows (allowed?) you to purchase the option to block other people registering `yourname.*` for all their tld's, at a lower price than actually getting the domains yourself. https://www.101domain.com/donuts_defensive_registration_for_trademark_owners.htm https://www.101domain.com/donuts_defensive_registration_for_... Conversations with people responsible for this product revealed the motive to be extortion.