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Imagine if they raise prices exponentially for organizations they don't like, imagine if like the aclu or eef can't renew their .org because those organizations

Imagine if they raise prices exponentially for organizations they don't like, imagine if like the aclu or eef can't renew their .org because those organizations run counter to their interests.

turc1656 7y ago
That's an apocalyptic scenario and not one likely to survive legal challenge. But if something like that were to happen, then I'd say that there is still a workaround. I forget the name of the browser extension but there is definitely something that exists that circumvents domain blocking by storing the domain to IP list. I believe this is/was used mostly in the UK to get around their governmental laws blocking certain sites so if you had a link to www.blockedsite.com/article it would take www.blockedsite.com and replace with the known IP address and route you there directly instead.
- aYsY4dDQ2NrcNzA 7y ago
  > not one likely to survive legal challenge Can you elaborate?
  - turc1656 7y ago
    I mean if they really did that there would likely be numerous paths to successfully sue the private equity company now controlling the .org TLD. Basic consumer protection laws require, for example, that buyers of like kind be charged the same price. I think that law applies to physical goods and commodities, but there is an argument to be made that domain registration is not as much of a service as it is a commodity loaning program. Another avenue could potentially be predatory pricing and price gouging laws. IANAL but I'm sure there are many, many things they could cite in a civil suit to stop such blatant ripoff schemes. In fact, I think if they did gouge them so obviously and in such a targeted fashion, it would probably be a great case for getting them torn apart under antitrust law since there is literally nowhere else you can register a .org TLD.
    - my123 7y ago
      They could maybe add a mandatory arbitration agreement for future domain renewals? And then do this.
Smoosh 7y ago
One could only hope that ICANN is one of the organisations so targeted.

Imagine if they raise prices exponentially for organizations they don't like, imagine if like the aclu or eef can't renew their .org because those organizations run counter to their interests.

turc1656 7y ago

That's an apocalyptic scenario and not one likely to survive legal challenge. But if something like that were to happen, then I'd say that there is still a workaround. I forget the name of the browser extension but there is definitely something that exists that circumvents domain blocking by storing the domain to IP list. I believe this is/was used mostly in the UK to get around their governmental laws blocking certain sites so if you had a link to www.blockedsite.com/article it would take www.blockedsite.com and replace with the known IP address and route you there directly instead.

aYsY4dDQ2NrcNzA 7y ago
> not one likely to survive legal challenge Can you elaborate?
- turc1656 7y ago
  I mean if they really did that there would likely be numerous paths to successfully sue the private equity company now controlling the .org TLD. Basic consumer protection laws require, for example, that buyers of like kind be charged the same price. I think that law applies to physical goods and commodities, but there is an argument to be made that domain registration is not as much of a service as it is a commodity loaning program. Another avenue could potentially be predatory pricing and price gouging laws. IANAL but I'm sure there are many, many things they could cite in a civil suit to stop such blatant ripoff schemes. In fact, I think if they did gouge them so obviously and in such a targeted fashion, it would probably be a great case for getting them torn apart under antitrust law since there is literally nowhere else you can register a .org TLD.
  - my123 7y ago
    They could maybe add a mandatory arbitration agreement for future domain renewals? And then do this.

Smoosh 7y ago

One could only hope that ICANN is one of the organisations so targeted.