All the tld's you mentioned are claimed: http://www.pccf.net/temp/tld/MOV.IR http://www.pccf.net/temp/tld/MOVIE.IND http://www.pccf.net/temp/tld/MOVIE.N http://www.pccf.net/temp/tld/MOVIES.N regards joe On Wed, 27 Oct 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi. I don't know if this list is the right place to discuss > this, but I couldn't think of any other way of talking to the people > who make these decisions. > > > Would it be possible to start _enforcing_ a new domain nameing > scheme for movies (motion pictures & videos) ? > Something like '.mov' or '.movie'. > > > I am very annoyed that, every time a new hollywood blockbuster > is named, a new top-level .com domain name is generated with teasers > about the movie. Why? > > * A movie _not_ a company. > Movies are often produced by a company, and sometimes distributed by > another company. But 'www.whatisthematrix.com' is an abomination. > There is no business entity called "What is the Matrix". > To my way of thinking, the registration should not be allowed. > > * Most people expect to buy products from a company. > Some movie names might sell products (e.g. If I wanted to buy some > Star Wars stuff, I might look up www.starwars.com), but most do not. > > * Sometimes, a movie name will clash with a company name. > > > > The same sort of idea could be applied to product names and > celebrities' names (cindy.crawford.celebrity?), but I suspect that > this would be seen as being too pedantic. > > Anyone else think that movie names should _not_ be .com ? > > -- > | Nigel Pearson, [EMAIL PROTECTED] | "reality is that which | > | Telstra IN & InD, Sydney, Australia. | doesn't go away when you | > | Office: 9206 3468 Fax: 9212 6329 | stop believing in it." | > | Mobile: 0408 664435 Home: 9579 3293 | Philip K. Dick | >
