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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by hal_5700X@lemmy.world to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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 11 months ago

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.

this post was submitted on 13 Jan 2024
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