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The part I fail to follow is that denouncing the occupation of Chagos necessarily means that the two letter abbreviation "IO" becomes off-limits for all use cas
by wavemode 3y ago
The part I fail to follow is that denouncing the occupation of Chagos necessarily means that the two letter abbreviation "IO" becomes off-limits for all use cases.
If ICANN were to actually step in, all they would realistically do (which, logically, should address your concerns) is designate that .io now stands for Input/Output and should be used for tech-related websites (which would merely legitimize how the TLD is currently used anyway).
- ethbr1 3y agoThe original British sod who bought the lot has already made off with ill-gotten gains. But the private equity company that currently owns it bought it from him. So I fail to see how the current PE owner has any legitimate claim to own the TLD. They "own" stolen property. ICANN should rip it from their hands, then re-bid it as a gTLD. If the same PE company wants to rebuy it... that's their business, and fairly done.
- KaiserPro 3y ago> They "own" stolen property. but its not stolen? > ICANN should rip it from their hands, then re-bid it as a gTLD. but if it is stolen, taking it away and re-selling it isnt the correct remedy. surely it should go to the descendants of the people who are displaced? or better yet, put in trust to provide for them in perpetuity.
- duskwuff 3y ago> If ICANN were to actually step in, all they would realistically do (which, logically, should address your concerns) is designate that .io now stands for Input/Output Highly unlikely. Two-letter (non-IDN) TLDs are strictly reserved for country codes. This would be a strange time to break that rule, and it'd send a really terrible message, i.e. "if your country's ccTLD falls into the wrong hands, we'll take it away from you forever".