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A MUST READ WARNING !
https://namebid.com.au/articles/15/auda_prp_direct_au_registration/
I disagree with 6 months however. It caused massive problems in New Zealand and a lot of people did not even know about the direct .nz or their rights to it.. they then missed it and things got problematic, legal fights etc etc. As usual the domain admin bodies wash their hands of the mess they cause and the domain name registrant consumers pay the price!
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Don't let it happen to our safe trusted globally known .au namespace we have now,
JOIN THE FIGHT.
OPPOSE THE PROPOSED COMPETING .AU EXTENSION AND THE ABSURD PROPOSALS
REMOVE THOSE BEHIND THE SCENES TRYING TO RAM IT THROUGH FOR THEIR OWN CASH GRAB OR OUT OF IGNORANCE AND LACK OF KNOWLEDGE.
http://www.grumpy.com.au/our-platform/
https://namebid.com.au/articles/15/auda_prp_direct_au_registration/
I disagree with 6 months however. It caused massive problems in New Zealand and a lot of people did not even know about the direct .nz or their rights to it.. they then missed it and things got problematic, legal fights etc etc. As usual the domain admin bodies wash their hands of the mess they cause and the domain name registrant consumers pay the price!
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Don't let it happen to our safe trusted globally known .au namespace we have now,
JOIN THE FIGHT.
OPPOSE THE PROPOSED COMPETING .AU EXTENSION AND THE ABSURD PROPOSALS
REMOVE THOSE BEHIND THE SCENES TRYING TO RAM IT THROUGH FOR THEIR OWN CASH GRAB OR OUT OF IGNORANCE AND LACK OF KNOWLEDGE.
http://www.grumpy.com.au/our-platform/
"Our Thoughts On Direct Registration
We were both on the auDA 2015 Names Panel, and part of the Minority Report that did not agree with the need for direct registrations. Two years later we are even more convinced of this. It will effectively be a “double tax” on existing registrants – and an unnecessary “cash grab” by some.
We were both on the auDA 2015 Names Panel, and part of the Minority Report that did not agree with the need for direct registrations. Two years later we are even more convinced of this. It will effectively be a “double tax” on existing registrants – and an unnecessary “cash grab” by some.
- Causes confusion in the market place
- Distracts from a premium domain
- Possible unfair implementation
- Forces registrants to “defensively register” domains
- However, we do realise that there are some who have a different point of view to ourselves. Those that are in favour of direct registration. To them we say this. We respect your point of view – but we’d hope you’d agree and believe in proper process being followed. Our consistent position is that if auDA contacts every single registrant of an .au domain name and gives them the opportunity to “have a say” about introducing direct registrations (with full facts as to costs and implications), then we will accept the majority view. This hasn’t been done to date – and it should be. We must ensure that the decision is truly representational, and not a veiled attempt at pushing an agenda.
- If a full and proper consultation is not done, we commit to try and overturn the existing direct registration decision at Board level.
- If we are unsuccessful, then we’ll do our best to ensure that existing com.au registrants are protected and afforded priority rights. Why com.au registrants as opposed to any other .au extension? Because com.au holds approximately 90% of all domains in Australia."
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