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queer.af, a Mastodon instance, has been killed by the Taliban (archive.fo)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by hal_5700X@lemmy.world to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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The admin stated they won't be renewing the domain because .af is now controlled by the Taliban.

Link to post: https://queer.af/@postmaster/111733741786950083

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[–] 4z01235@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Two businesses can trademark the same name if they are operating in different industries. Or, the name could have spaces or punctuation that renders the same as a TLD.

Go Ogle Photographic & Paparazzi Inc. could have a reasonable claim to the same .google TLD. The registration fee is chump change for Google/Alphabet to make sure this can't happen.

[–] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 1 points 8 months ago

That's true, but anyone with a legitimate concern for confusion can file an appeal with ICANN if someone applies for the name.

If trademarks were a concern, I'm sure Apple would also be buying every .iDeviceName gTLD imaginable. Hell, Apple doesn't even own the iPad trademark in China, so that one Chinese company would be able to register .ipad as a TLD if it wasn't for the objection procedures.

There were actually objections to .amazon from a bunch of people living near the Amazon river, but those were dismissed for various (valid, IMO) reasons. I doubt objections to gTLDs with the names of global brands would be dismissed so early.