Absolutely, it is a tough one.

>From an Australian perspective, it is an issue we have been grappling with for some time - no easy answers there. My first question - who determines, and how, whether the license to use a name is for speculation or not. Next question - if money is spent for the right to use a name, with the intent to eventually use the name, and so may be considered 'speculative' - is that okay.

So yes, it really is a tough one - not easy answers from Oz

Holly

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Whew! That's a tough one because how do you distinguish what is speculation? Better to just raise prices and bring down the volume, I think.

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The recent discussion on this topic has made me reflect on the topic more broadly and I'd like to share something provocative I've been pondering.

At the broadest level, domain reselling and all speculation surrounding domain names should be outlawed outright. ICANN doesn't as a rule tell end users how to (not) use their domains. However there is an argument to be made that speculative behaviour hurts all non-speculative users by increasing pricing.

Thoughts?

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John Laprise, Ph.D.