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Mon, 17 Jun 02 02:24:17 +0100
Hiya Loonies...
Domain name squatting has been a problem for some companies, but there's
another phenomenon - that of e-criticism...
Wishes & Dreams...
- ANDREA
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------- Forwarded foolishness follows -------
A front-page WP story discusses the latest efforts by corporations to
thwart e-criticism: the companies scoop up crude and disparaging domain
names (e.g. http://www.walmartsucks.com) to keep them out of the hands
of would-be internet defamers.
Yet, as one source informed the WP, their goal is ludicrous given the
inordinate number of possible slurs.
The hacker magazine 2600 attempted to purchase www.Verizonsucks.com only
to find the name already reserved by the telecom giant itself. No
bother. They simply snatched up verizonreallysucks.com instead.
When Verizon filed suit against them, citing an extension of the cyber-
squatting laws, the magazine responded by registering the following
domain name:
VerizonShouldSpendMoreTimeFixingItsNetworkAndLessMoneyOnLawyers.com.
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