On Jun 18, 2011, at 12:18 AM, Robert Bonomi wrote: > >> Subject: Re: ICANN to allow commercial gTLDs >> From: Owen DeLong <o...@delong.com> >> >> MacDonald's would likely get title to .macdonalds under the new rules, >> right? >> >> Well... Which MacDonald's? >> >> 1. The fast food chain >> 2. O.C. MacDonald's Plumbing Supply >> 3. MacDonald and Sons Paving Systems >> 4. MacDonald and Madison Supply Company >> 5. etc. > > Easy to resolve (excuse the pun) _that_ one. > > The _senior_ claimant to that domain would be Clan MacDonald, of Scotland. > > Who gets 'apple'? Apple (the computer company), Apple (the record company)? > How about the 'fruit of the month' club? > > Now, if you want a _hard_ problem, who gets to register 'YellowPages' ? > <*EVIL* grin> > > >
That's easy... Oracle as the successor to Sun Microsystems. :p Owen
