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I realize that Gabon isn't the US, but having something taken away before any crime is even committed. That seems a bit extreme. What's next, pre-crime units?
I still don't understand why insane people use ccTLDs for the characters, rather than due to the national law. It's like picking a flag of convenience for your ship due to the pretty colors of the flag.
I still don't understand why insane people use ccTLDs for the characters, rather than due to the national law. It's like picking a flag of convenience for your ship due to the pretty colors of the flag.
The reason is that all good .com domains are taken or squatted. Also, ships don't use flags of convenience for their colors but for laws that are advantageous to them.
Also, ships don't use flags of convenience for their colors but for laws that are advantageous to them.
The parent posting didn't question that. On the contrary, the fact that ships chose their flag by law instead of color - that was exactly the parent posting's point.
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The reason is that all good .com domains are taken or squatted. Also, ships don't use flags of convenience for their colors but for laws that are advantageous to them.
-1 for defeating a strawman argument in the second sentence: Also, ships don't use flags of convenience for their colors but for laws that are advantageous to them. The parent posting didn't question that. On the contrary, the fact that ships chose their flag by law instead of color - that was exactly the parent posting's point.
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The real question is if there is any TLD you don't have to think twice about, and if yes for how much longer..
It's pretty clear that there are some places to just write off (Libya .ly, io, ga, etc.), and then, if you have anything even vaguely questionable, use a domain name in your country of operation. If you're operating from NZ, you're already exposed to NZ law. A .co.nz domain name adds no additional risk. You may need to pick your country based on favorable laws -- i.e. don't run a gambling site from the US, and don't…
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-1 for defeating a strawman argument in the second sentence: Also, ships don't use flags of convenience for their colors but for laws that are advantageous to them. The parent posting didn't question that. On the contrary, the fact that ships chose their flag by law instead of color - that was exactly the parent posting's point.
Right, I misunderstood that last part. My main point still stands.
I'd still rather have a domain like "tryfoobar.com" early on rather than foobar.ix or even worse, foob.ar or foubar.com. Provided foobar.com isn't a competitor, porn site, etc., and that I can make efforts to buy foobar.com/net/org/co.uk/jp/etc. with time if successful.
The only strong argument for (ab)using a ccTLD, IMO is URL shorteners.
I still don't understand why insane people use ccTLDs for the characters, rather than due to the national law. It's like picking a flag of convenience for your ship due to the pretty colors of the flag.
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It's pretty clear that there are some places to just write off (Libya .ly, io, ga, etc.), and then, if you have anything even vaguely questionable, use a domain name in your country of operation. If you're operating from NZ, you're already exposed to NZ law. A .co.nz domain name adds no additional risk. You may need to pick your country based on favorable laws -- i.e. don't run a gambling site from the US, and don't…
The .nz namespace is pretty good, as it is independently administered from the government ( http://dnc.org.nz ). It's just very hard to see .nz being adopted by startups to create pithy URLs.
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The .nz namespace is pretty good, as it is independently administered from the government ( http://dnc.org.nz ). It's just very hard to see .nz being adopted by startups to create pithy URLs.
Hmm, I'm kind of amazed that kitte.nz isn't taken :)