ICANN Approves VeriSign's proposal

[retired member 1]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/03/01/dotcom_contract_approved/

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[robrob is verified member.]

key bit "VeriSign will also be given control of all expiring domain names - now the biggest market on the internet."

 

[aqls]

end of dropcatching ?

beginning of rich verisign.

What was their share price and code again?

-aqls-

 

[retired member 1]

beginning of rich verisign.

That began many years ago!

 

[retired member 1]

Does anyone else see the impact this could have on .co.uk and more specifically .co.uk dropcatching?

 

[aqls]

big name dropcatchers will move to .eu and regionals?
prices will rise in line with .coms?
regionals will become the more "tradeable" commodity?

-aqls-

 

[retired member 1]

Perhaps,

I was thinking more along the lines of a flood of .uk dropcatchers from the US and further afield.

I won't go into the reason(s) for this as it's fairly obvious.

 

[olebean]

I can see effect on dropcatching, equally i can see a sustained reselling industry, that could increase prices.