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SwissinfoSwiss clock up internet name win
RTE.ie, Ireland - 16 hours ago
A WIPO arbitrator awarded the Swiss Confederation control of the internet domain names schweiz.ch, suisse.ch and svizzera.ch - 'Switzerland' in the country's ...
Government awarded "Swiss" web addresses Swissinfo
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SwissinfoSwiss clock up internet name win
RTE.ie, Ireland - 16 hours ago
A WIPO arbitrator awarded the Swiss Confederation control of the internet domain names schweiz.ch, suisse.ch and svizzera.ch - 'Switzerland' in the country's ...
Government awarded "Swiss" web addresses Swissinfo
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Wow... interesting. I'm pretty shocked actually ~

It's a very generic term and the guy registered them way back in 1995. Apparently any domain out there can be snatched away from you.

 

[italiandragon]

Wow... interesting. I'm pretty shocked actually ~

It's a very generic term and the guy registered them way back in 1995. Apparently any domain out there can be snatched away from you.

everything can be generic but they are country`s names and in its own extension so not even .com and it seems that he was offered money from his government but he did not want to sell.

 

[Rubber Duck]

Wow... interesting. I'm pretty shocked actually ~

It's a very generic term and the guy registered them way back in 1995. Apparently any domain out there can be snatched away from you.

Joys of investing in ccTLDs. This is why for IDN speculators go for dot com over dot CN and dot JP!