Mr. Anderson,Of cource I like the idea of everybody beeing equal, but some are
more equal tham others.
I buy your argument that small businesses (or unwealthy
businesses) are not on an equal footing with large (or wealthy) businesses if they
where to bid on a specifc domain name.
Today, however, a small business must buy
its prefered domain name on the secondary market (cfr. GreatDomains), and they are
not more on an equal footing with a large cooperation there either. Your small businesses
can then either by a domain under the existing .com (which is not very likely that
they can afford) or hope to have the nano secounds on their side when the new TLDs
are beeing launced.
The thing is that the domain names that are the most attracive
and valuable, are the English generic terms. The value of these domains are not because
of a companys branding or market recognition, but because they are in common use.
In my opinion it is better that the Internet Comunity gets a pice of this value,
than a speculater (including myself: I will also buy a raffel and try to register
domains such a "business", "sex" and so on, and make a small fortune in case I win
the lottery).
For sake of good order, I have not suggested that all of the new
TLDs should be distributed by way of auctioning. I suggest that one of the new handfull
TLDs are distributed that way.
Mr Anderson, I trust you did not understand my
initial reference to Animal Farm of some beeing more equal than others. I found it
fitting to include it because your way of arguing fit more in a hen house than on
a public international forum.
Georg Panzer