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Re: DNS and potential energy
From: John Levine <johnl () iecc com>
Date: 1 Jul 2008 15:44:05 -0000
Once again, I am baffled that people would rather speculate than do five minutes of reading. (Well, maybe baffled isn't the word.)
There is the question of the fee structure. If the fee is really > $ 100,000 USD, then this will damp down the numbers considerably.
The fee isn't set, but I haven't seen any estimates under $100K.
How many .com domains are there ? I have a _2001_ report of 19 million. I would guess maybe 50 million by now.
If you had looked at the GNSO report, you wouldn't have to guess. It says there are roughly as many 2LDs in .COM as in all other TLDs combined, a pattern that hasn't changed in years.
What there may be is a raft of trademark lawsuits - for example,
That's a given. R's, John
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- Re: DNS and potential energy bmanning (Jul 01)
- Re: DNS and potential energy Tony Finch (Jul 01)
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- Re: DNS and potential energy Marshall Eubanks (Jul 01)
- Re: DNS and potential energy John Levine (Jul 01)
- Re: DNS and potential energy Valdis . Kletnieks (Jul 01)
- Re: DNS and potential energy Jay R. Ashworth (Jul 01)
- Re: DNS and potential energy Rob Pickering (Jul 01)
- Re: DNS and potential energy Daniel Hagerty (Jul 01)
- Re: DNS and potential energy Jay R. Ashworth (Jul 01)
- Re: DNS and potential energy Valdis . Kletnieks (Jul 01)
- Re: DNS and potential energy Tony Finch (Jul 01)