Fwd: [ PFIR ] Harvard registers harvard.porn

[Carlos Afonso]

A terrible result of a new gTLDs' policy devoid of anti-extortion 
clauses. Hundreds of new gTLDs whose business model is based on $$$ 
gained with almost forceful preemptive registration... All in name of a 
neoliberal credo defending no restrictions for new domains. And we 
(NCSG/NCUC) have been mute on this.

Aren't the victims of this extortion a case for our human rights advocacy?

--c.a.

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Subject: [ PFIR ]  Harvard registers harvard.porn
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 19:55:42 -0700
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Harvard registers harvard.porn

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/03/25/harvard-moves-protect-its-name-reserving-harvard-porn-domain/Ee7P8m1zS9dDMGg69FakXL/story.html

      In an effort to keep outsiders from corrupting their trademarks, area
      colleges are snapping up controversial domain names like ".porn" and
      ".adult" before they are available to the public for purchase this
      summer.

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And what are they going to do about harvard-porn.com and
harvardporn.com and harvardporn.org and harvard-porn.org and ...

--Lauren--
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