RIAA threatens ICANN over new TLDs
Found on Domain Incite on Tuesday, 18 January 2011
The RIAA, no stranger to playing the bogeyman when it comes to technological change, is concerned that .music, for example, could be used to encourage copyright infringement.
"We strongly urge you to take these concerns seriously... we prefer a practical solution to these issues, and hope to avoid the need to escalate the issue further."
Regardless, the RIAA's argument that .music equals piracy is pretty poor, possibly disingenuous, and unlikely to influence the Guidebook.
How can you not hate that industry? Constant legal threats are all they hand out. A .music TLD will boost piracy just like .iq boosts intelligence and .xxx boosts rape.