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Let me begin with this, you hate me. And I think that's ok. I made a living off domains for a while and continue to make money from them. Moving on... I don
by ohashi 14y ago
Let me begin with this, you hate me. And I think that's ok. I made a living off domains for a while and continue to make money from them. Moving on...
I don't think that your solution is a real one. Getting 'discouraged and fucking right off' isn't going to happen as long as there are financial rewards. The best example is actual domain squatting (infringing on a company's TMs). The US implemented some HARSH penalties (up to 100k damages under ACPA) for it. It still exists. It still is PROFITABLE. People just setup empty corps in far away places with different laws.
You want to mandate some sort of content law on 200million domains? Here's just a few problems off the top of my head:
-new registrations - how long until content needs to be active?
-sold/transferred/traded names - same as above
-brand protection names without content?
-redirects?
-pages full of advertising?
-autoblogs full of auto content and ads?
-aggregators with ads?
There are a lot of strange cases and a very slippery slope when dealing with what is and isn't content. Finding someone to enforce that on hundreds of millions of sites? That just isn't going to work. It will mess everything up.
And guess what, those guys who are making all the money from domains now? We have the most to lose. We will know the rules the best and get around them.
You're not going to legislate it away or enforce it away. It just won't work.
- larrys 14y ago"you hate me. And I think that's ok." (Thanks for stepping in here and supporting the noble fight.) The opportunity to make money in domains actually comes from the fact that not everyone thinks the same way about this. I don't think domain owners worry about this while enjoying the fruits of their business anymore than attorneys care that the much of the world thinks lawyers "suck". Or that the head of a large corporation cares that people think he is overpaid while he is living large and being waited on hand and foot and flying in private jets around the world. If you are running a popularity contest and care what people think you will have a much harder time making money in life.