[registrars] Fw: [ga] A Case Study of Domain Reregistrations - 4525 distinctdomains that yield "Tina's Free Live Webcam"

[Ken Stubbs <kstubbs@digitel.net>]

i thought registrars might be interested in this

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben Edelman" <edelman@law.harvard.edu>
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 1:10 AM
Subject: A Case Study of Domain Reregistrations - 4525 distinct domains that
yield "Tina's Free Live Webcam"


> Given the apparent timeliness of the topic, especially for its
relationship
> with the Redemption Grace Period Technical Steering Group
> (<http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-04apr02.htm>) I
> thought I'd go ahead with making available my research findings on a
> somewhat faster schedule than I had previously anticipated.
>
> My work to date has focused on a single case study -- the "Tina's Free
Live
> Webcam" site I personally stumbled into earlier this month.  I have
> documented a total of 4525 distinct domains that redirect to this site,
and
> I've assembled extensive information about each (thanks to Google, Yahoo,
> and archive.org) to help inform an inference that many of these domains
(if
> not most or even all) were previously used by other registrants.
>
> The inference of reregistration is imperfect and in some cases uncertain,
so
> I want to encourage readers to take a look through the list on their own.
> To that end, I have posted the entire listing of specific domains that
point
> to Tina's Webcam as well as the dossier of additional information about
> each.  This turns out to be quite an entertaining read -- for Tina has
come
> to hold domains previously used not just by a bicycle store but also by a
> BBB, a French school, several bands, many personal home pages, and all
> manner of software companies, ISPs, retailers, and other commercial
> interests.
>
> My complete listing & analysis are available at:
>    <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/edelman/renewals/?ga>
>
>