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I wonder if part of the "business model" behind the ever-growing gTLD list is that all the companies with well-known brands essentially have to also register th
by xg15 2y ago
I wonder if part of the "business model" behind the ever-growing gTLD list is that all the companies with well-known brands essentially have to also register their brand under the new TLD as well if they don't want to risk it being taken by criminals or competitors.
Why only make money once by selling apple.com if you can also sell apple.biz, apple.xyz, apple.froom etc ad infinitum?
- undersuit 2y agoUltimately every trademark/company has to buy all the domains under their soon to be gTLDed trademark/company. apple.* takes time to gather revenue. *.apple gathers an infinite amount of money quicker.
- fortran77 2y agoI once worked for a big Hollywood studio and they finally stopped registering their name in every new .tld. They reasoned that if anyone used the domain in a way that is a trademark violation, then they could shut them down in court. Otherwise, they'd be chasing ever-increasing (extortion) rates for each new .tld.