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		aff-vasileva 10 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: .name Termination Turns out “buying your name on the internet” was technically just renting a room in someone else’s last name.
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mzajc 10 days ago [–]

In this case the registry itself (Verisign) was the owner of the second-level domain, and they most certainly shouldn't be allowed to just drop your registration whenever they please.

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