Change in Domain Name Rules Could Limit "Tasting"

Internet overseeing organization ICANN will vote on whether to introduce a new system aimed at closing a loophole in domain name rules that enables speculators to register thousands of domain names effectively for free. The method, called "domain tasting", has proved highly controversial in the past year and, its critics argue, is costing the industry money as well as restricting choice on the Internet.

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