I'm worried we will end up in the same situation as SPAM... It will be too late to do anything meaningful... May be the requirement that DNS/Web page should be up for each domain, should no exists. May be domain monetisation should be recognised and that you could reserve a domain under this scheme, where the DNS would say, domain reserved to, but not used... may be it would also help in checking the domain validities with mail... Don't know, it is late, could be some real wild ideas? Cheers On 4/10/07, Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca> wrote:
I don't have the time now for a long answer, but as far as I can see, Domain Monetization is essentially a legal business and it is not at all clear that regulating it is within the purview of ICANN. That certainly does not mean that it has (or hasn't) socially redeeming redeeming reasons for existing. But that can be said of many thriving businesses.
It would seem to me that if DM is to die, it will be for business reasons and not due to regulation.
That being said, *I* find it a pain to deal with. I am tired of going to Google or other search engines and finding that the first screen is mostly monetization sites instead of real meat. Perhaps one day this kind of consumer discontent will force some action on the part of the business community. But as long as people click on these pointers, the business will likely thrive.
Alan
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