As you may have read here earlier this week, the Libyan domain registry NIC.ly raised quite a ruckus by suddenly assuming control over the domain name vb.ly, abruptly taking down a URL shortening service cooked up by Ben Metcalfe and Violet Blue. NIC.ly now states that they tried to contact the previous owners of vb.ly repeatedly, to no avail, and that the domain was singled out because of its purpose ("to serve as a ?sex friendly URL shortener?, mainly for adult uses"). Friday, October 8, 2010
Libyan Domain Registry Shares Its Views On The .ly Hoopla, But Questions Remain
As you may have read here earlier this week, the Libyan domain registry NIC.ly raised quite a ruckus by suddenly assuming control over the domain name vb.ly, abruptly taking down a URL shortening service cooked up by Ben Metcalfe and Violet Blue. NIC.ly now states that they tried to contact the previous owners of vb.ly repeatedly, to no avail, and that the domain was singled out because of its purpose ("to serve as a ?sex friendly URL shortener?, mainly for adult uses").
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