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I'm aware of the philosophies behind the creation of the Internet. I'm just telling you the system you're describing is mutually exclusive with one in which domains are owned by people who register them.

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I absolutely agree there are some loose ends. That's why there were a lot of court cases about 10-15 years ago, mostly spearheaded by large corporations who were late to the game and suddenly realized they needed to protect their trademarks in the domain name market.

It's safe to say that it has not been settled yet. But it is in everyone's best interest to do our best to adhere to the intentions of the original creators.

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