[IP] "Domain tasters" bitter as new fees put an end to their games - Ars Technica

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Andrew C Burnette <acb@acb.net>
Date: August 15, 2009 8:46:47 AM EDT
To: David Farber <dave@farber.net>
Subject: "Domain tasters" bitter as new fees put an end to their games  
- Ars Technica

Dave,

For IP if you wish. In one word "excellent."

thanks,
Andy Burnette

http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2009/08/escalating-penalties-bring-domain-tasting-to-a-crashing-halt.ars



"Domain tasters" bitter as new fees put an end to their games

"Domain tasters" take advantage of a five-day domain name grace period
to perform risk-free cybersquatting. Since ICANN upped the penalty for
excessive cancellations, however, the practice has essentially  
disappeared.




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