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I agree that ICANN is either corrupt or useless, but you still have the problem of scarcity to address. Domain names are important assets for businesses, and ‘g

I agree that ICANN is either corrupt or useless, but you still have the problem of scarcity to address. Domain names are important assets for businesses, and ‘good’ ones are going to be in high demand. Squatters add essentially no value to the system, but there’s no fair way to determine who gets a domain name that multiple parties want, aside from letting the market take care of it. This is a flaw in the system itself, but I can’t see many realistic ways of addressing it.

ndnxhs 8y ago
Domains already require your real life info. Just give something like 5 free domain names per person and tie it to their ID. There exists more than enough useful domains for everyone its just most go unused
- AmericanChopper 8y ago
  That’s a completely impractical suggestion, that ignores how domain names are actually used. Domain names are used primarily by organisations, not individuals. But even for individuals this wouldn’t work. Vanity domains are still going to be scarce, and the names in demand for organisations are still going to be scarce. And why should there be any limit on the number of domains you can buy? What if I have 6 projects I want to host? What if I own a company and want to buy my name in multiple TLDs to prevent phishing? What if I want to have a different domain for my dev/test/sandbox/prod environments? “For every complex problem, there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.”
  - ndnxhs 8y ago
    Businesses can still buy all the domain names they want just like they can now. The owner of a small business just needs 1 domain for their cafe and maybe one more for personal email.
    - AmericanChopper 8y ago
      You know these speculators are businesses right? What problem do you think your suggestion is solving?
- mathnmusic 8y ago
  I propose a .pubkey TLD that doesn't need any registration and can be administered by the owner of an associated public key. The mapping to the nameservers could be maintained on a blockchain (to fund the storage costs).
  - ribasushi 8y ago
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namecoin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namecoin ( 2011 )
z3t4 8y ago
Domain names could be auctioned, then it would not be allowed to resell them. For example you make a bid on how much you want to pay per year, then you pay that amount until you no longer need the domain name, without the ability to resell it.
- sarcasmOrTears 8y ago
  Then how do you sell your business? What if inflation or deflation happens?
  - z3t4 8y ago
    A business is usually a separate entity, and it's that entity that have made a contract with the domain issuer. It's however possible that a domain squatter would setup bare corporate with only the domain as asset, which can also be done when selling goods to avoid VAT. It is however too much paperwork to be worth it. And if it's abused there can be a specific rule to prevent it. The price can be adjusted for inflation and deflation ... Came to think about my old employer feeling generous for increasing salaries, while he had actually lowered them as inflation had went up more then the pay raise.

ndnxhs 8y ago

Domains already require your real life info. Just give something like 5 free domain names per person and tie it to their ID. There exists more than enough useful domains for everyone its just most go unused

AmericanChopper 8y ago
That’s a completely impractical suggestion, that ignores how domain names are actually used. Domain names are used primarily by organisations, not individuals. But even for individuals this wouldn’t work. Vanity domains are still going to be scarce, and the names in demand for organisations are still going to be scarce. And why should there be any limit on the number of domains you can buy? What if I have 6 projects I want to host? What if I own a company and want to buy my name in multiple TLDs to prevent phishing? What if I want to have a different domain for my dev/test/sandbox/prod environments? “For every complex problem, there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.”
- ndnxhs 8y ago
  Businesses can still buy all the domain names they want just like they can now. The owner of a small business just needs 1 domain for their cafe and maybe one more for personal email.
  - AmericanChopper 8y ago
    You know these speculators are businesses right? What problem do you think your suggestion is solving?
mathnmusic 8y ago
I propose a .pubkey TLD that doesn't need any registration and can be administered by the owner of an associated public key. The mapping to the nameservers could be maintained on a blockchain (to fund the storage costs).
- ribasushi 8y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namecoin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namecoin ( 2011 )

z3t4 8y ago

Domain names could be auctioned, then it would not be allowed to resell them. For example you make a bid on how much you want to pay per year, then you pay that amount until you no longer need the domain name, without the ability to resell it.

sarcasmOrTears 8y ago
Then how do you sell your business? What if inflation or deflation happens?
- z3t4 8y ago
  A business is usually a separate entity, and it's that entity that have made a contract with the domain issuer. It's however possible that a domain squatter would setup bare corporate with only the domain as asset, which can also be done when selling goods to avoid VAT. It is however too much paperwork to be worth it. And if it's abused there can be a specific rule to prevent it. The price can be adjusted for inflation and deflation ... Came to think about my old employer feeling generous for increasing salaries, while he had actually lowered them as inflation had went up more then the pay raise.