John Freenom’s business model was to give domains away for free. Most other ccTLDs, registries and registrars expect to get paid, so I don’t really see how you could draw parallels. And brands etc., have sued registrars and registries in the past, so it’s not exactly “new”. Regards Michele -- Mr Michele Neylon Blacknight Solutions Hosting, Colocation & Domains https://www.blacknight.com/ https://blacknight.blog/ Intl. +353 (0) 59 9183072 Direct Dial: +353 (0)59 9183090 Personal blog: https://michele.blog/ Some thoughts: https://ceo.hosting/ ------------------------------- Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business Park,Sleaty Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,R93 X265,Ireland Company No.: 370845 I have sent this email at a time that is convenient for me. I do not expect you to respond to it outside of your usual working hours. From: CPWG <cpwg-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of John McCormac via CPWG <cpwg@icann.org> Date: Monday, 29 May 2023 at 14:52 To: CPWG <cpwg@icann.org> Subject: [CPWG] Krebs On Security - Phishing domains tanked in ccTLDs after Meta sued Freenom [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Please use caution when opening attachments from unrecognised sources. Interesting article on Krebs on Security. It seems that phishing domain names in ccTLDs fell after Meta/Facebook sued Freenom. https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/05/phishing-domains-tanked-after-meta-sued-... It is an interesting precedent as brand owners may consider suing registries and registry service providers in future. Regards...jmcc -- ********************************************************** John McCormac * e-mail: jmcc@hosterstats.com MC2 * web: http://www.hosterstats.com/ 22 Viewmount * Domain Registrations Statistics Waterford * Domnomics - the business of domain names Ireland * https://amzn.to/2OPtEIO IE * Skype: hosterstats.com ********************************************************** -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com<http://www.avast.com> _______________________________________________ CPWG mailing list CPWG@icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cpwg _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos). You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.