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> "globally, hundreds (if not thousands) of brands have names similar to regions, land formations, mountains, towns, cities, and other geographic places". These
by andjd 8y ago
> "globally, hundreds (if not thousands) of brands have names similar to regions, land formations, mountains, towns, cities, and other geographic places". These could be put off applying for new gTLDs because of "uncertainty" over ICANN policy over geographic names.
I guess I do not see why a company, especially one that already owns <companyName>.com, should find it necessary or feel entitled to register their brand or company name as a gTLD. In cases like this, it seems like the gTLD should be available in a way to reflect the broader meaning of the word.
- keytarsolo 8y agoI'd be okay with ICANN favouring the people from a place in any of these cases. The idea that American Airlines could own .america or that FC Barcelona could own .barcelona is much weirder than Apple owning .apple or something like that.
- takeda 8y agoThat's why allowing anyone with money create their own TLD for a quick buck opened a can of worms. There was nothing wrong with amazon.com and amazon.travel
- ryanlol 8y agoWhat's the can of worms here? Why wouldn't amazon.com have exactly the same problem as .amazon?
- hannasanarion 8y agoBecause then everybody is going to want a TLD, which ruins the whole point of a TLD.
- ryanlol 8y agoHow so? What’s the problem with selling TLDs to people willing to pay fuckloads of money for them?