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Wales loses to Cayman Islands in battle for .cym domain
A four-year campaign to secure a ".cym" internet address for Wales has been lost to the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean.
Distinctive national identity? International isolation more like.. .wales or .cymru is the worst idea in the world
- digitalclubb 16y agoDistinctive national identity? International isolation more like.. .wales or .cymru is the worst idea in the world
- aristus 16y agoI love these campaigns. You get to play to the home crowd, wave your flag and come off as idealistic and patriotic. But I suspect that the real reason behind most of these scheme is revenue. If you score a TLD you can rake in serious money from trademark holders: disney.cym, google.cym, ford.cym, etc. They are more or less required to buy them to maintain their defense of trademark, and you can name your price. That's why the guy doesn't care if it's ".cym" or ".whateverthefuck". The only customers will be some government entities, the tourism board, and the Forbes 1000.