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malcontent

28 Feb 2024 07:29 PM

Registrars can now block all domains that resemble brand names

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Registrars can now block people from registering tens of thousands of domain names that look like, are spelling variations of, or otherwise infringe on brand names.

GlobalBlock, a solution already in use by leading registrars like GoDaddy Corporate Domains, 101domain, and MarkMonitor lets businesses pay a subscription fee to reserve a part of the domain space, as a means to protect their trademark. But, is there more to this than meets the eye?

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TenFour

28 Feb 2024 10:20 PM

Seems like this could cause all sorts of problems, and only the big guys can afford to do it. Just wait for Musk to pay to block every website with an X in its name.

janusz

29 Feb 2024 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by TenFour (Post 633341)

Just wait for Musk to pay to block every website with an X in its name.

Existing domain names are unaffected.

hadaso

29 Feb 2024 07:23 AM

This is gonna make a lot of money for many lawyers.

truemagic

1 Mar 2024 10:25 AM

Looks like xmail has subscribed to that service, as it seems like all xmail.tld has now been blocked :eek::D:rolleyes:

p/s: or rather, they all have been registered ;)

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