I don't think it costs $175K to push a string into DNS, but I could be wrong. Where does that figure come from? When I searched for: ICANN $175,000 I found som

I don't think it costs $175K to push a string into DNS, but I could be wrong. Where does that figure come from? When I searched for: ICANN $175,000 I found some talk about a Uniform Rapid Suspension slush fund for them to host 2 summits to talk to the intellectual/imaginary property community about lowering the price to file an infringement claim. I also found the "gTLD Budget Explanatory Memorandum" [1] from their FAQ page [2], question 1.7 and it looks like they basically spend millions because, Lawyers. [1] - http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/customer-service/faqs/faqs-en http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/customer-service/faq... [2] - https://archive.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/explanatory-memo-new-gtld-program-budget-22oct10-en.pdf https://archive.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/explanatory-me...