Re: New gTLDs available / how to protect the PostgreSQL brand - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From Nicholson, Brad (Toronto, ON, CA)
Subject Re: New gTLDs available / how to protect the PostgreSQL brand
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Msg-id EC55DC235432104F8255702A8D7344D94379BC78@G9W0339.americas.hpqcorp.net
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In response to New gTLDs available / how to protect the PostgreSQL brand  (damien clochard <damien@dalibo.info>)
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-advocacy-owner@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-advocacy-
> owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of damien clochard
> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 8:46 AM
> To: PostgreSQL Advocacy
> Subject: [pgsql-advocacy] New gTLDs available / how to protect the
> PostgreSQL brand
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> The ICANN has launched a few month ago a new program to release 100
> generic top-level domains (gTLDs), such as ".kitchen", ".sexy", ".tatoo", etc.
> Personally I think this expansion has a flawed justification and that it will only
> do harm to brand owners and create overall confusion. Anyway whether we
> like it or not, these new gTLDs are out there in the wild and I think the
> PostgreSQL community needs to organize itself to protect its brand.

It might be worth reaching out to Afilias (who I believe operates these) to see if there is anything that can be done
here. They are big Postgres users and supporters.
 

Brad.

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