[Mao_Zedang]

Because it grates against the implied purpose of the inclusiveness of the internet. Every company registering these new TLD's keep all the good ones for themselves or in googles case they just keep the whole thing. The means for the majority of internet users to access this kind of land rush just dont exist.

[ocdtrekkie]

And Google's either kept or tried keeping like 20 gTLDs to themselves. Look for Charleston Road Registry, a Google shell corp, on this list: http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb/base-agreement-c...

cal, dev, drive, play, and prod are all ones I think the open Internet would've liked a chance at.

[jsmthrowaway]

I don't think shell corporation means what you think it does, given that a gTLD is a pretty significant asset.

[ComodoHacker]

Here's a plan:

  1. Make up a word that doesn't exist yet (verify with Google).
  2. Start a company with that name.
  3. Grow it big enough.
  4. Claim your TLD.
  5. PROFIT!!!!!

[Mao_Zedang]

I guess it just depends on who you think ICANN represents and who has the default implied ownership of domains, I would like to think they are a public asset, its like radio space do you think the gov should sell life time ownership of the transmission spectrum?

[ComodoHacker]

RF spectrum is a limited physical resource, unlike a completely imaginary thing like domains namespace. But some regulation is needed, so you can't register "something.", then register "google.something." and start scam users.

There is no such thing as "default implied ownership", you can propose anything to ICANN.