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Totally agree. It's a shame there isn't a rule in place whereby domains need to be used or handed back.

• dfox 13y ago
  Problem with such rule is how would you define "used domain". For example I own one domain whose almost sole purpose is that it is part of package name in few Java systems written 10 years ago (and few hostnames belonging to that domain are in configuration of who knows how many things).
  • simonswords82 13y ago
    Perhaps not a rule, but a general onus on any large corp to give up domains that aren't being used for something "useful", to donate them or at least lease them out.
  • rz2k 13y ago
    With real estate property taxes encourage an efficient distribution of resources. The domain fees could increase, however it would be difficult to assess the value of a domain for a property that is so nonfungible that it is only valuable to the company that has a made up word as its name.