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sixdimensional • today at 9:22 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

Does anyone know if subdomains on these gTLDs are required to be offered/sold publicly once acquired?

I don't understand how some of them can be granted to just one company when they are a "global" namespace, and then not allowed by the public to purchase or use.

I'm not talking about ones that are the name of a well known huge company that is unlikely to disappear.


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input_sh • today at 9:41 PM

There's like a 500 pages rulebook, but yes, if you're applying for a .genericterm, you have to make it available for purchase. Or in ICANN's terms, "closed generics" are prohibited.

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