Tag Archives: Vox Populi

Wed 21st October 2015
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Does something siphon about This.Sucks? - Vox Populi helped This.sucks get off the ground. Is there more to it than that? Site design brought to you by Vox Populi.A couple weeks ago, a new company popped up on the scene called This.Sucks. The business model is remarkably similar to one that .Sucks registry Vox Populi hoped would be created, offering .sucks domain names to users at a reduced annual price (many for free) in return for using a specialized platform. It’s so similar, in fact, that some have questioned if Vox Populi is behind ... read more ...
Mon 27th July 2015
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Vox Populi wants heading for .Sucks - Controversial new top level domain name registry wants to trademark “.sucks”. Vox Populi, the domain name registry for .Sucks, has applied for the trademark “.Sucks” with the U.S. Patent and Trademark office. The goods and services for the mark are “Domain name registration services; registration of domain names for identification of users on a global computer network.” The USPTO does not grant trademarks for top level domain names, so I’m not sure what Vox Populi hopes to accomplish ... read more ...
Thu 28th May 2015
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FTC to ICANN on .Sucks: Yeah, we told we this would happen - FTC wants ICANN to address overarching issues with new TLDs rather than one-off cases. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has responded to ICANN’s request that it investigate the practices of top level domain name registry Vox Populi over its rollout of the .sucks domain name. I’d summarize its response as: “yeah, we told you this would happen with your rollout of new TLDs”. FTC’s Chairwoman Edith Ramirez wrote (pdf) that the FTC cannot comment on the existence of any pending investigations, ... read more ...
Fri 10th April 2015
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Big brands register .Sucks as ICANN asks FTC for review - Oprah, Apple and Microsoft among companies paying to protect their brands. Intellectual property interests and brands owners are upset about the .sucks domain name and its pricing, but many big brands aren’t taking chances even as ICANN asks government regulators to review it. .Sucks registry Vox Populi continues to advertise which companies are coughing up dough to prevent their .sucks domains from being available to the general public. Some of the latest: Oprah (Oprah.sucks), Verizon (Verizon.sucks), ... read more ...
Thu 9th April 2015
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ICANN asks FTC and OCA to examination .Sucks - ICANN asks government agencies for feedback on .sucks plan. ICANN has sent a letter to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Canada’s Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA), asking them to consider if Vox Populi’s plans for the .sucks top level domain are violating any laws or regulations these agencies enforce. .Sucks registry Vox Populi has an interesting pricing model that charges some brand owners — including those that have tried to protect their brands in new domain names — a higher fee. The ... read more ...
Fri 13th March 2015
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MarkMonitor: we won't distinction on .Sucks - Company will charge modest service fee on “Extortion domain”. Brand protection domain name registrar MarkMonitor says it understands its clients will feel compelled to pay for a .sucks domain name, but it won’t profit from the registrations. The company says it will charge just $25 above wholesale for the domain names. The registry has set a suggested retail price of $2,499 for a .sucks sunrise registration. Even without charging a mark-up, brand holders should expect to pay well over $1,000 ... read more ...
Thu 31st May 2012
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Something tells me a egghead skill subdivision won’t like .sucks - .Sucks will be the new TLD opponents’ case-in-point. When I saw Michael Berkens’ post this morning about the four top level domains Momentous Corp is applying for, I did a double take. .Sucks? Yep. It’s no joke. The applicant describes .sucks like this: Since its inception, the internet has been a forum for debate and criticism. As the web has evolved we’ve seen it increasingly facilitate organization of the masses. Whether it be in the name of protest, products, ... read more ...