[CPWG] [GTLD-WG] Reflections on registry agreement renewals

[Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond]

Dear colleagues,

I used to think it was easy to differentiate between active domains, in
the sense that they are used by someone with a Web site or email, versus
domains that were used for investment and speculation. Being part of the
Domain Name Marketplace Indicators advisory panel taught me that this is
a very complicated issue, with a range of fades of grey, from the pure
speculators to the web site at the other end.
The domain name marketplace indicators latest data has been published
recently.
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2019-04-17-en

Kindest regards,

Olivier

On 07/05/2019 22:51, Jonathan Zuck wrote:
> Whew! That's a tough one because how do you distinguish what is
> speculation? Better to just raise prices and bring down the volume, I
> think.
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> *From:* GTLD-WG <gtld-wg-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org> on behalf of
> John Laprise <jlaprise at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Saturday, May 4, 2019 8:50 AM
> *To:* CPWG
> *Subject:* [GTLD-WG] [CPWG] Reflections on registry agreement renewals
>  
> The recent discussion on this topic has made me reflect on the topic
> more broadly and I'd like to share something provocative I've been
> pondering.
>
> At the broadest level, domain reselling and all speculation
> surrounding domain names should be outlawed outright. ICANN doesn't as
> a rule tell end users how to (not) use their domains. However there is
> an argument to be made that speculative behaviour hurts all
> non-speculative users by increasing pricing.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Sent from my Pixel 3XL
>
> John Laprise, Ph.D.
>
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Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD
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